On Thursday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that ex-Steelers wideout Mike Williams, who signed with the Los Angeles Chargers this offseason, retired on Day 1 of training camp.

Mike Williams retires, Najee Harris suffers an injury, and rookie standouts rise as the Los Angeles Chargers open 2025 training camp with major storylines.

Yahoo Sports is on the road this summer hitting camps across the country, and we're rounding up the news, updates, position battles and more you need to know.

The Los Angeles Chargers had an interesting offseason on the heels of last year’s playoff run that ended poorly in the AFC Wild Card round. The offense recently experienced some unforeseen changes, as wide receiver Mike Williams retired out of the blue,

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert showed up at training camp this week with red eyes. Strange sentence to put out there, yet true. Herbert told reporters like ESPN’s Kris Rhim during a press conference that the red contact lenses offer UV protection.

Former Michigan standouts Jabrill Peppers and Jourdan Lewis can attest to that, and they jokingly hypothesized that Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams abruptly retired because he couldn’t stand another day of Harbaugh training camp.

Harbaugh provided an update on Najee Harris as camp kicked off in El Segundo. The running back was officially placed on the Non-Football Injury List on Thursday morning after he "sustained a superficial eye injury" during a July 4 fireworks mishap, according to his agent, Doug Hendrickson.

Per NFL Media, Harris has ended his holdout and officially signed his rookie contract. He was one of several second-round picks, including Mike Green and Shemar Turner, to sign their rookie deals on Thursday, and the Chargers can thank the San Francisco 49ers for that.

Hortiz struck gold in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, selecting two corners — Tarheeb Still and Cam Hart — who were important contributors as rookies. Hart and Still return and will be firmly in the mix for starting spots. Hart is an outside corner. Still can play outside and nickel.

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