{"id":197511,"date":"2025-07-11T01:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T01:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/197511\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T01:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T01:05:11","slug":"nfls-najee-harris-suffers-eye-injury-in-fourth-of-july-fireworks-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/197511\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL\u2019s Najee Harris Suffers Eye Injury In Fourth of July Fireworks Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          NFL\u2019s Najee Harris<br \/>\n                          Injures Eye In Fireworks Accident<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published July 10, 2025 5:03 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250710_d51ea0661c964f3e9621e90661f15bf2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:df78cc89-f09e-4172-95da-4f54ca036214\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d51ea0661c964f3e9621e90661f15bf2_md.jpg\" alt=\"najee-harris-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFL running back Najee Harris sustained an eye injury during a Fourth of July fireworks celebration gone wrong last weekend \u2026 his agent announced.<\/p>\n<p>Details surrounding the incident were not revealed \u2026 but according to a statement from Doug Hendrickson, the 27-year-old former first-round pick and current Los Angeles Chargers star should be healed in time for the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250710_20e90ede12d442b8a2973c09d5cfb367\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:df78cc89-f09e-4172-95da-4f54ca036214\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20e90ede12d442b8a2973c09d5cfb367_md.jpg\" alt=\"najee-harris-sub-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNajee Harris was present at a 4th of July event where a fireworks mishap resulted in injuries to several attendees,\u201d Hendrickson said on Thursday. \u201cNajee sustained a superficial eye injury during the incident, but is fully expected to be ready for the upcoming NFL season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Harris joined the Bolts this past offseason \u2026 inking a one-year, $9.5 million deal after playing his first four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250710_5eb09dec966340268b194cd9a7e10a5f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:df78cc89-f09e-4172-95da-4f54ca036214\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5eb09dec966340268b194cd9a7e10a5f_md.jpg\" alt=\"najee-harris-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris isn\u2019t the only pro football player to experience a fireworks accident \u2014 former New York Giants defensive star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jason-pierre-paul\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Pierre-Paul<\/a> suffered a severe hand injury and had his right index finger amputated back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250711_49dcbc4783b849eb92f8d0cb995791e5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:df78cc89-f09e-4172-95da-4f54ca036214\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/49dcbc4783b849eb92f8d0cb995791e5_md.jpg\" alt=\"jason pierre-paul missing finger\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He went on to become an advocate for fireworks safety while continuing his NFL career \u2026 and won his second Super Bowl as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers In 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, it sounds like Harris\u2019 ailment isn\u2019t nearly as serious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFL\u2019s Najee Harris Injures Eye In Fireworks Accident Published July 10, 2025 5:03 PM PDT NFL running 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