The Los Angeles Chargers deliberate to make use of a one-two punch at working again this season, however which will have to attend.
L.A. signed RB Najee Harris to a one-year deal in free company to pair him with rookie RB Omarion Hampton (choose No. 22). Chargers basic supervisor Joe Hortiz stated Wednesday the one-time Professional Bowler will seemingly start coaching camp on the non-football damage/sickness record after struggling an eye fixed damage in a fireworks accident on July 4.
“Nothing is about in stone,” the GM stated, per ESPN’s Kris Rhim.
If Harris is positioned on the NFI, he can return to observe when the Chargers clear him. They have to take away him from the record earlier than roster cutdown, or he’ll miss not less than 4 regular-season video games.
Hortiz stated Harris will meet with staff docs Wednesday night to find out the severity of his damage. The Chargers begin coaching camp Thursday.
“Floor-level damage,” Hortiz stated. “Clearly across the eye, so I am certain there’s bruising and all that. We have not seen him, so we’ll get extra readability when he will get in right here and our docs see him.”
Harris lacking a good portion of coaching camp and the common season would put extra stress on Hampton.
Hampton rushed for 1,660 yards in 12 video games with the North Carolina Tar Heels final season. However can he stand up to the punishment of a 17-game common season?
“Hampton is a tone-setting future starter who can deal with a heavy workload, however he absorbs uncommon ranges of heavy contact that might create sturdiness or longevity points if he would not study to select and select his battles,” wrote NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein in his scouting report.
The Chargers misplaced J.Okay. Dobbins to the Denver Broncos in free company. He led the staff in dashing yards (905 in 13 regular-season video games) final season.
Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh has emphasised a robust floor assault since arriving in L.A. in 2024. With Harris’s standing unsure, he ought to prioritize the passing assault as a substitute.
