EL SEGUNDO — Running back Najee Harris has been cleared to participate in full-contact practice, leaving the running back a possibility to play in the Los Angeles Chargers’ season opener Friday against the Kansas City Chiefs in Brazil.

Harris injured his eye in a July 4 fireworks mishap in his hometown of Antioch, putting him on the non-football injury/illness list ahead of training camp. As a result, he couldn’t be on the field with the team, and instead, he worked on the sideline with a personal trainer.

Harris, who starred at Antioch High School and Alabama before he was drafted in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021, has never missed a game in his NFL career. He said Monday after practice that his vision wasn’t affected by the mishap and called the injury “superficial.

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