Los Angeles Chargers operating again Najee Harris has exited the group’s Week 3 dwelling matchup in opposition to the Denver Broncos with a non-contact leg damage and has been dominated as questionable to return. The veteran went down whereas faking a handoff throughout a play-action move from quarterback Justin Herbert and needed to be helped off the sector to the sideline. He was finally carted to the locker room with rapid hypothesis that he suffered an Achilles damage.
Harris signed with the Chargers within the offseason after a four-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers the place he eclipsed 1,000 yards speeding all 4 years and didn’t miss a single recreation for the franchise. Nonetheless, he suffered a watch damage on account of a Fourth of July fireworks accident over the summer time and missed a bulk of the group’s coaching camp whereas recovering. This opened the door for first-round rookie operating again Omarion Hampton to get loads of first-team reps, resulting in questions over who can be the Chargers’ beginning operating again heading into the season.
It turned instantly clear that Hampton was RB1 as Harris obtained only one carry within the group’s 27-21 season-opening victory over the Chiefs in Brazil. The veteran scrounged up simply 9 carries for 33 yards via the primary two weeks of the marketing campaign, however had six carries for 28 yards within the first half of Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Broncos previous to the damage.
Hassan Haskins will presumably assume the position of RB2 for L.A. in his absence.
Notice: It is a growing story that can be up to date as extra data turns into obtainable concerning Harris’ standing.
