Los Angeles Chargers operating again Najee Harris injured his eye after a fireworks accident at a July Fourth occasion, his agent Doug Hendrickson mentioned on Thursday.
Nonetheless, the NFL star is anticipated to be ‘prepared’ for the upcoming NFL season as the attention damage he sustained was ‘superficial’, in line with Hendrickson.
Harris was one in every of a number of damage folks within the East Bay city of Antioch, Calif., when the fireworks mishap occurred round 12:18 a.m. on July 5, in line with Antioch police.
Harris’ agent launched the assertion on Thursday following on-line rumours, which started making their method into the mainstream media.
“Najee Harris was current at a 4th of July occasion the place a fireworks mishap resulted in accidents to a number of attendees,” Hendrickson mentioned in his assertion, acknowledging the incident.
“Najee sustained a superficial eye damage in the course of the incident, however is totally anticipated to be prepared for the upcoming NFL season,” he assured.
The Fourth of July fireworks mishap left one critically injured, whereas 4 others have been transported to hospitals, police mentioned.
Nonetheless, Najee Harris was not amongst those that have been transported to the hospital.
In line with a report by Reuters citing San Jose Mercury Information, Harris, a former star at Antioch Excessive, initially went to a hospital in Harmony about quarter-hour to the west. He later visited the Stanford hospital about an hour to the south.
Harris signed a one-year deal, $5.25 million cope with the Chargers within the offseason that might be price as much as an extra $4 million if he meets all incentives for dashing yardage. Harris and first-round draft decide Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) are anticipated to be the workforce’s fundamental ball carriers.
The 27-year-old additionally topped 1,000 dashing yards in all 4 of his seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and has 4,312 yards and 28 dashing touchdowns in 68 NFL video games (all begins). The Steelers chosen him twenty fourth total within the 2021 NFL Draft, and Harris made the Professional Bowl and the NFL All-Rookie workforce that season. He turned a free agent after the 2024 season.
4th of July unlawful hearth incident
The Antioch Police addressed the incident in a press release on the afternoon of July 5.
“On July 5, at roughly 12:18 a.m., the Antioch Police Division dispatch heart obtained a number of calls reporting an explosion on the 2200 block of Spanos Road,” the assertion mentioned.
Officers who arrived on the scene “found the aftermath of an explosion attributable to fireworks.”
“… A number of victims had already left the scene earlier than the primary responders’ arrival and have been handled at native hospitals. Antioch PD is working to seek out and communicate with all people concerned concerning this incident,” the police mentioned in its assertion.
“That is an unlucky accident, and our ideas are with the household and all these affected throughout this troublesome time,” it mentioned.
