Chargers rookie enjoys bounce back practice, picks off Justin Herbert

Don’t count out Los Angeles Chargers rookie cornerback Trikweze Bridges just yet. 

Bridges has popped up in some early training camp highlights as the man in coverage on big plays like touchdowns for Quentin Johnston. 

But Tuesday was something of a rebound showing for Bridges. 

Bridges made a trio of plays down the field in coverage there, including an interception of Justin Herbert. Those aren’t easy to come by for anyone, let alone a rookie in coverage getting picked on daily. 

“He had an amazing day,” Derwin James said, according to The Athletic’s Daniel Popper. “I told him, ‘Don’t forget this feeling. Remember how this day felt coming off the field.’”

Perhaps Bridges is now on the fast track to making the 53. Or maybe it’s just a blip. But a seventh-round rookie being able to hang tough as he adapts to the pros and not just stop being bullied by the offense, but actively turn the tide in the battle on short notice, feels like a big deal. 

And it has to make Chargers fans excited, too. Those at the controls just found Tarheeb Still and Cam Hart in the fifth round one year ago. Might Bridges be the next meaningful late-round cornerback to help an elite defense?

While tough to say, Bridges has certainly made himself one to watch moving forward for good reasons.