The Los Angeles Chargers deliberate to make use of a one-two punch at operating again this season, however that 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 (decide No. 22). Chargers normal supervisor Joe Hortiz mentioned Wednesday the one-time Professional Bowler will probably start coaching camp on the non-football harm/sickness checklist after struggling an eye fixed harm in a fireworks accident on July 4.
“Nothing is about in stone,” the GM mentioned, 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 checklist earlier than roster cutdown, or he’ll miss at the least 4 regular-season video games.
Hortiz mentioned Harris will meet with crew medical doctors Wednesday night to find out the severity of his harm. The Chargers begin coaching camp Thursday.
“Floor-level harm,” Hortiz mentioned. “Clearly across the eye, so I am certain there’s bruising and all that. We’ve not seen him, so we’ll get extra readability when he will get in right here and our medical doctors 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 would create sturdiness or longevity points if he does not be taught to select and select his battles,” wrote NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein in his scouting report.
The Chargers misplaced J.Ok. Dobbins to the Denver Broncos in free company. He led the crew in dashing yards (905 in 13 regular-season video games) final season.
Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh has emphasised a powerful floor assault since arriving in L.A. in 2024. With Harris’s standing unsure, he ought to prioritize the passing assault as an alternative.
