Justin Herbert returns to Chargers after European vacation with Madison Beer — and Jim Harbaugh reveals his feelings on QB’s absence

Nypost · May 27, 2026 · 302 words · By Edward Lewis

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What to know about Justin Herbert returns to Chargers after European vacation with Madison Beer — and Jim Harbaugh reveals his feelings on QB’s absence

While some Chargers fans had issues with Justin Herbert missing voluntary team workouts this month to vacation with Madison Beer in Europe, his head coach certainly did not.

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What happened

While some Chargers fans had issues with Justin Herbert missing voluntary team workouts this month to vacation with Madison Beer in Europe, his head coach certainly did not.

Why it matters

During a meeting with media members on Wednesday, Jim Harbaugh revealed he was actually stoked to see his quarterback take some time away from work to show love to his pop star girlfriend as she kicked off her “Locket Tour” overseas.

Common ground

“I was happy he went to support Madison on her music tour,” Harbaugh said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Chargers shared photos of Herbert from his return to Bolts practice fields”

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Only one Instagram post in the web search results mentions Herbert's return to practice after his time in Europe; other results are general or unrelated to the specific act of the team sharing photos of his return.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Los Angeles Chargers' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their tenth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, their sixth playing their home games at SoFi …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Los_Angeles_Chargers_seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Patrick Herbert (born March 10, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ore…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Herbert

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Footbal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Chargers

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Claim 2: “her tour will make its way to the United States beginning next month.”

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The Wikipedia entry for 'The Locket Tour' explicitly states that the tour commenced on May 11, 2026, with shows across Europe and North America, confirming the transition to the US.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Life Support is the debut studio album by American singer Madison Beer. It was released on February 26, 2021, by Access and Epic Records. Conceived as a concept album created in the midst of Beer's ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Support_(Madison_Beer_alb…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. Beer first gained media attention after Justin Bieber posted a link to her cover of "At Last" in 2012, when she was 13 years ol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Beer

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Locket Tour is the ongoing fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madison Beer in support of her third studio album, Locket (2026). It commenced on May 11, 2026, in Kraków, with shows a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Locket_Tour

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Claim 3: “Justin Herbert missing voluntary team workouts this month to vacation with Madison Beer in Europe”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Justin Herbert missed voluntary offseason workouts in May to support Madison Beer on her European tour.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 season was the Los Angeles Chargers' 52nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 62nd overall, their sixth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, their second playing their home games …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Los_Angeles_Chargers_seas…

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Claim 4: “Same guy that broke his hand and he was here the next day practicing.”

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Only one specific web search result ('Jim Harbaugh supports Justin Herbert’s European trip...') mentions that the quarterback previously practiced the day after breaking his hand.

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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Patrick Herbert (born March 10, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Herbert

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web search NEUTRAL — Chargers QB Justin Herbert did not practice on Wednesday. He participated in the teams' walkthrough and was on the field. But just 48 hours or so after surgery on his left hand, Herbert wasn't quite r…
https://boltbeat.com/justin-herbert-takes-massive-step-towar…

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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Herbert recently returned to practice after spending two weeks in Europe...The quarterback previously practiced the day after breaking his handThe head coach occasionally asks Herbert to leave …
https://www.mixvale.com.br/2026/05/27/jim-harbaugh-supports-…

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Claim 5: “Beer is still across the pond performing — she has shows in Belgium, London and Manchester slated for this week.”

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While Wikipedia confirms Madison Beer is a singer, the provided evidence does not list specific upcoming shows in Belgium, London, and Manchester for the current week. The Shazam result lists a June 8th show in Austin, TX.

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web search NEUTRAL — Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter.Beer also voiced the virtual character Evelynn in the League of Legends virtual band K/DA, with whom she has released the single…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Beer

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web search NEUTRAL — All Day and Night with Madison Beer - the first track from Jax Jones & Martin Solveig's new project Europa - is out now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfreFPe99GU

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web search NEUTRAL — Madison Beer currently has 19 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Monday, June 8, 2026 at Moody Center in Austin, TX, United States.
https://www.shazam.com/artist/madison-beer/696146587

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Claim 6: “Jim Harbaugh revealed he was actually stoked to see his quarterback take some time away from work to show love to his pop star girlfriend as she kicked off her “Locket Tour” overseas.”

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Two separate web search results (Yahoo Sports and another source) quote Jim Harbaugh stating he was happy Herbert went to support Madison Beer on her music tour.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Big Ten Conference football season was the 129th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Easton Michael Stick (born September 15, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nor…
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Claim 7: “While catching Beer’s performances throughout the month of May, Herbert also took in a Harry Styles concert and also cruised around some foreign cities.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for Justin Bieber, Frank Herbert, and Prince Archie. There is no evidence regarding a Harry Styles concert or specific city cruising.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials (1963–64 novel Dune World and 1965 novel Prophet of Dune) in Analog magazine. I…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince Archie of Sussex (Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor; born 6 May 2019) is a member of the British royal family. He is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. A …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Herbert Butros Khaury (April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996), also known as Herbert Buckingham Khaury, and known professionally as Tiny Tim, was an American musician, songwriter and musical archivist. …
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