US EditionNajee Harris Injury Update: Chargers Reveal Plan at Running Back if New Acquisition Isn't Ready for Week 1
Najee Harris advances in recovery from a July 4 eye injury by running and performing drills during practice, signaling progress though full return is uncertain, team officials said.
- On Tuesday, Los Angeles Chargers running back Najee Harris ran and participated in drills off to the side with a trainer at the Chargers’ training facility in El Segundo.
- Since Aug. 2, Najee Harris had only walked laps with a helmet and weighted vest after suffering a superficial eye injury on July 4 and landing on the non-football injury list.
- Jim Harbaugh said last Friday that Harris can open his eye, and Doug Hendrickson described the injury as 'superficial' and expects Harris to be ready.
- Jim Harbaugh has been noncommittal about Harris’ availability for Week 1, and Roman said, 'Don’t have to make that decision right now' as Omarion Hampton will rotate if Harris misses.
- It’s wide open, Roman said, as Kimani Vidal, Raheim Sanders, Hassan Haskins and Nyheim Miller-Hines compete for the third-string running back spot.
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Chargers' Najee Harris runs drills for first time since eye injury in Fourth of July mishap
Los Angeles Chargers running back Najee Harris ran training camp drills for the first time since sustaining a superficial eye injury in a Fourth of July fireworks mishap.
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Chargers RB Najee Harris Making Progress
Najee Harris is not yet off the Chargers’ active/NFI list, a training camp-only designation that emerged after the running back sustained an unspecified eye injury in a fireworks accident July 4. But the free agency addition is ramping up his workload. The former first-round pick’s recovery has progressed to side drills at Chargers practice, ESPN.com’s Kris Rhim reports. This comes after Harris was only walking laps with a helmet and a weighted …
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