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Harris visited the Seahawks last week as well. The 28-year-old running back is generating interest as he progresses through his rehab program. He suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon rupture in the Chargers’ Week 3 win over the Broncos last year. During his short 2025 season, he rushed 15 times for 61 yards and caught 3-of-3 targets for 25 yards.

Harris visited with the Seahawks on Wednesday and now has a visit with the Raiders on tap. The 28-year-old running back is still recovering from a torn Achilles he suffered last season, but has been seen running at full speed in recent videos. While Harris will need to be able to do more than run in a straight line when he returns to football activities, the veteran running back is clearly trending in the right direction ahead of training camp. Harris would operate as the clear RB2 in Vegas behind Ashton Jeanty if he were to join the Raiders, but could find a role in head coach Klint Kubiak’s offense, given Kubiak’s tendency to utilize multiple backs. Harris rushed 15 times for 61 scoreless yards before his injury last season, but strung together four-straight 1,000-yard campaigns with the Steelers to start his career.

A vacuum in need is a vacuum indeed, and with Kenneth Walker gone, Emanuel Wilson is likely the No. 1 back on the depth chart at this point in the offseason. Harris missed most of last season with a torn Achilles after a 15/61 rushing line in a few weeks with the Chargers. He’s somehow still only 28. It is a fit that makes sense from the outside if the Seahawks are comfortable with Harris’ medicals. Ian Rapoport reports that Harris plans to visit the Raiders in the near future.

In a video posted to social media, Harris was reportedly “running with ease at 15 MPH.” The veteran running back still has a long way to go in his recovery since going down in Week 3 of last season, but with free agency looming, Harris is hoping to prove to a team that he’s worth taking a chance on this upcoming season. Whether or not he’ll sign before fully healthy is unknown, but Harris, 27, should have plenty of suitors lining up to bring him in on a one-year prove-it deal this offseason.

Harbaugh didn’t leave much to the imagination following Sunday’s game when he said preliminary tests indicated a torn Achilles for Harris, who went down on a non-contact play. It’s a season-ender for the 27-year-old running back whose 2025 challenges began with a fireworks accident on July 4th. Harris signed a one-year contract with the Chargers this offseason and sees his season come to an end with a 15-61-0 rushing line to go with three receptions for 25 scoreless yards. Harris will be a free agent this offseason and could be faced with having to sign a one-year prove-it deal wherever he lands next.

Harris is undergoing imaging to confirm, but speaking after Sunday’s game, Harbaugh didn’t hesitate to say what the team expects to learn. Harris went down with a non-contact injury in the second quarter while taking a handoff from Justin Herbert and was eventually helped to the sideline. A torn Achilles would be a season ender for the veteran running back who signed a one-year contract with the Chargers this offseason. We would expect to have a more definite answer on Harris’ injury soon.

Harris’ left leg collapsed as he pushed off to accept a handoff from Justin Herbert in the second quarter. He was down on the turf for several minutes before being helped to the sideline. It would be surprising if Harris returned anytime soon, or if he played at all for the rest of this season after an apparently serious injury. Omarion Hampton will likely see a small bump in touches with Harris out.

After touching the ball just twice in Week 1, Harris was more involved in the gameplan Monday, and he ended up with 10 touches in Week 2 compared to Omarion Hampton’s nine. It’s also worth noting that Hampton had a late fumble, so Harris finished the game and clinched the win with a seven-yard gain on third down. This is a tough backfield to figure out right now, but it still seems like Hampton will be the leadback even with the turnovers against the Broncos in Week 3.

Harris was a distant RB2 behind first-round rookie Omarion Hampton and was completely uninvolved in the offensive game plan. Hampton carried the rock 15 times and was the team’s primary back on passing downs, converting that role into a pair of receptions. Harris missed all of training camp with an eye injury that looked like it would likely force him to miss action during the regular season at one point. The lack of a normal ramp-up period and little time to learn the playbook likely affected his Week 1 role, but Hampton isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Fantasy managers can cut ties with Harris on the next run of waivers.

He did lead with “all he would allow,” so we’re not exactly predicting this to not be a timeshare or anything. But it makes plenty of sense that the Chargers would go with the healthy young back as the main portion of their game plan as compared to Najee Harris coming off a lot of missed time in camp. Harris should probably mix in and take up to 30-40 percent of the snaps, perhaps more if the coaches like what they’re seeing.