Agent: Bolts' Harris hurt eye in fireworks incident

LOS ANGELES -- Chargers moving backmost Najee Harris sustained an oculus wounded aft a fireworks mishap astatine a July Fourth event, his cause Doug Hendrickson told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Hendrickson said the wounded was "superficial" and that Harris is expected to beryllium acceptable for the upcoming NFL season.

Hendrickson said the "mishap resulted to injuries to respective attendees." One idiosyncratic was hospitalized aft helium mislaid fingers successful the mishap successful Antioch, California, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing police.

Harris signed a one-year woody with the Chargers successful March to play a cardinal relation successful rebuilding the Chargers' rushing offense. If Harris were to miss immoderate time, the Chargers would person to thin heavy connected first-round rookie Omarion Hampton.

It's been 8 years since the Chargers had a 1,000-yard rusher, erstwhile Melvin Gordon rushed for 1,105 yards successful 2017.

Harris has rushed for 1,000 yards successful each of his archetypal 4 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Since then, the Chargers person searched but person failed to physique an effectual rushing offense. Even past season, erstwhile manager Jim Harbaugh and his unit boasted astir the moving crippled they would make successful L.A., the squad was yet beneath league mean successful rushing yards per crippled (110.7).

Harris has eclipsed 1,000 yards successful each of his 4 NFL seasons; his carnal benignant of moving is 1 that Harbaugh covets, and it could beryllium the quality successful the Chargers' rushing discourtesy adjacent season.

The Chargers declined to comment.