Najee Harris injury update: Latest news after Chargers RB goes down with no contact

Billy Heyen

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Justin Herbert went play-action, faking the handoff to Najee Harris.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ RB went straight down to the turf.

He crumpled down with no contact.

And he was in clear and obvious pain.

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Najee Harris injury update

While it wasn’t immediately clear for sure what happened, Harris didn’t look like someone who would be coming back into the game.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported it was an apparent Achilles injury, seemingly to his left leg.

He had to be carried to a cart to be taken off the field.

The Chargers have more RB depth than most thanks to first-round rookie back Omarion Hampton.

Hampton should see all the work he can handle.

But the Chargers’ immediate thoughts are with Harris.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle