Running back Najee Harris’s availability for Week 1 was a major storyline for the Chargers this summer and head coach Jim Harbaugh gave a pretty definitive answer about it on Wednesday.
Harbaugh said at a press conference that the plan is for Harris to play against the Chiefs in Sao Paolo, Brazil on Friday night. Harris spent all of training camp on the non-football injury list after injuring his eye in a July fireworks accident, but he was activated last week and resumed practicing with the team.
Harris was listed as a full participant in practice on Tuesday and Harbaugh said that the back’s playing time would be determined as the game unfolds.
The Chargers gave their backfield a new look by signing Harris as a free agent in March and drafting Omarion Hampton in the first round. The first chance to see how those moves will pan out will come on Friday.
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