Just one week after Austin Ekeler suffered a torn Achilles tendon, one of his successors on the Los Angeles Chargers may have just done so as well.
Chargers running back Najee Harris had to leave Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos due to an injury. On a 2nd-and-4 play during the second quarter at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Harris was in the backfield to receive a carry but collapsed to the turf as soon as he made his first move towards the ball.
#Chargers RB Najee Harris went down with a non-contact leg injury here. It looks bad; his leg completely gave out on him. pic.twitter.com/kbtsAnk1Gk
— Arye Pulli (@AryePulliNFL) September 21, 2025
A troubling slow-motion angle soon emerged of Harris’ injury as well. The video seemingly showed a vibration in Harris’ lower left leg as he pushed off it. Take a look.
Here is Chargers RB Najee Harris suffering an Achilles injury before he was carted off: pic.twitter.com/0rV5YQYU1K
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 21, 2025
The mechanism of that injury combined with the apparent vibration of the leg and the non-contact nature of the play would seem to indicate a torn Achilles. What we do know for sure though is that Harris had to be carted off the field and was quickly ruled out for the rest of the game by the Chargers.
Still only 27 years old, the former Pro Bowler Harris signed a one-year deal with the Chargers last March. But he has had a challenging tenure in Los Angeles thus far, in large part due to injuring himself in a July 4th fireworks accident over the summer.
The Chargers do have first-round rookie Omarion Hampton (who was starting over Harris anyway) and fourth-year running back Hassan Haskins to help carry the load in the backfield otherwise. That said, it is possible that Harris’ season is now over after just 15 carries for 61 yards over three total games for the Chargers.
