Chargers' Harris (eye) likely to start camp on NFI

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Chargers moving backmost Najee Harris, who sustained an oculus wounded successful a fireworks mishap July 4, volition apt statesman grooming campy connected the non-football injury/illness list, wide manager Joe Hortiz said Wednesday.

If Harris ends up connected the NFI list, Hortiz said helium doesn't expect the enactment to beryllium long.

"Nothing is acceptable successful stone," Hortiz said.

If Harris is placed connected the NFI list, helium tin instrumentality to signifier erstwhile cleared by the team. If helium remains connected the database aft roster cutdown, helium volition person to miss astatine slightest the archetypal 4 games of the regular season.

Multiple radical were injured and a person of Harris mislaid fingers during the Fourth of July incident. Harris' agent, Doug Hendrickson, said his client's wounded was "superficial" and that the moving backmost is expected to beryllium acceptable for the upcoming season.

Hortiz has talked to Harris, but helium and the Chargers' aesculapian unit person yet to spot the grade of his injury.

As veterans reported to grooming campy Wednesday, Harris was inactive successful the Bay Area seeing doctors astatine Stanford, with whom helium has been moving for the past 2 weeks. Hortiz said Chargers manager of subordinate wellness and show Marco Zucconi is successful regular interaction with Harris' doctors successful the Bay Area aft each assignment and that "everything that's been relayed to america has been positive."

Hortiz said that Harris would study to campy Wednesday evening and the Chargers would find his status. The Chargers statesman grooming campy signifier Thursday.

"Surface-level injury," Hortiz said. "Obviously astir the eye, truthful I'm definite there's bruising and each that. We haven't seen him, truthful we'll get much clarity erstwhile helium gets successful present and our doctors spot him."

Hortiz grouped Harris with wide receiver Mike Williams, who is connected the physically incapable to execute list, saying that helium expects some players to beryllium backmost comparatively quickly. Williams, whom the Chargers signed successful the offseason to beryllium a heavy menace successful the passing offense, sustained an wounded successful the outpouring that Hortiz didn't disclose, but says the Chargers aren't disquieted about.

As is the aforesaid with information Elijah Molden, who is connected the PUP database arsenic helium recovers from offseason surgery, but is expected to beryllium backmost astatine signifier comparatively aboriginal successful camp.