NFL draft: Chargers got Justin Herbert through patience

Chargers general manager Tom Telesco got a “yeah, right” reaction when he mentioned in his pre-draft news conference that he doesn’t create smokescreens. It appears Telesco was at least telling the truth with his first pick in Thursday’s 2020 NFL draft.
The lies and deception came from the teams ahead of the Chargers. For weeks, the Miami Dolphins had the public convinced they were split on quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert, and the smokescreens didn’t