The patches can be earned for multiple achievements: Chargers Team Captain, Ed Block Courage Award winner, Walter Payton Man of the Year (nominee or winner), Chargers playoff participant (gold Bolt), NFL playoff participant (white Bolt), holds a Chargers record, holds an NFL record, has earned an All-Pro honor or is a Chargers Block of Granite Award Winner, which is a weight room accomplishment bestowed by Ben Herbert, executive director of player performance.
“Some day they’ll be able to put that jersey up in a frame, put it on a wall, say something really good about themselves, it will be what they accomplished as a pro football player. I like that,” Harbaugh said.