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The 44-year-old has embarked on a series of fundraising efforts inspired by his late teammate Rob Burrow, who died of the disease last year.

One of Othniel's teammates said at the vigil: "There's a hole in the team. He brought us together and it was just a community, a family."

“He’s had to grow up really quickly for us,” Roberts added that night, “and he’s got the respect of his teammates.”

The quarterback had a miserable game in a wild-card loss five months ago but says his teammates deserve his full effort this offseason.

“If I spend any more time worrying or focusing on a loss like that, I would be doing a disservice to my teammates,” Herbert said Wednesday on the second day of Chargers minicamp.