{"id":225583,"date":"2025-07-21T22:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T22:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/225583\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T22:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T22:11:11","slug":"la-works-out-ex-bills-colts-rusher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/225583\/","title":{"rendered":"LA works out ex-Bills, Colts rusher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/chargers-news-greg-roman-explains-rashawn-slaters-intriguing-absence-from-practice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers are currently gearing up<\/a> for a 2025 NFL season in which they will look to build upon the success they displayed under first year <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/chargers-news-jim-harbaugh-michigan-football-gift-pope-francis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">head coach Jim Harbaugh<\/a> in 2024. Returning most of the core players and hoping for another healthy year from Justin Herbert, Los Angeles could be poised to do big things next season.<\/p>\n<p>The Chargers made a splash this offseason by acquiring former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris, but that isn&#8217;t stopping the team from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1947396813704626259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">looking for additional options<\/a> to help supplement its depth in the backfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe #Chargers worked out veteran RB and returner <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/players\/b506093a\/nyheim-hines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nyheim Hines<\/a> today, per source,\u201d reported NFL insider Jordan Schultz on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Hines most recently was a member of the Cleveland Browns a season ago but hasn&#8217;t appeared in an NFL game since the 2022 season, when he was a member of the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to running back, Hines also has extensive experience as a punt returner, which could be the role he sees most often if he does indeed sign with the Chargers following his workout.<\/p>\n<p>A big season for the Chargers<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3379674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jim-Harbaugh-and-Justin-Herbert-on-the-sidelines.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh talks to quarterback Justin Herbert (10) after a victory over the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\"  \/>\u00a9 Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>As previously mentioned, the Chargers are looking to build upon the success they experienced in 2024, where they made the playoffs for the firsrt time since 2022 before ultimately bowing out to the Houston Texans once they got there.<\/p>\n<p>Expectations weren&#8217;t exactly sky high for Jim Harbaugh and company last season, but the Chargers&#8217; strong defensive unit, combined with a stellar season from unexpected weapons on offense including rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey, allowed the Chargers to perform above expectations throughout most of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward into 2025, the Chargers won&#8217;t have the benefit of being able to \u201csneak up\u201d on teams any longer, as opponents will be well aware of their prowess, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, the Chargers are slated to kick off their 2025-26 NFL campaign in early September against their divisional rival and reigning AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs. That game will take place in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-tertiary italic text-secondary [&amp;_&gt;a]:text-link [&amp;_&gt;a]:underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/author\/jacksonstone\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Stone<\/a> is a sports journalist for ClutchPoints with expertise in covering the NBA, NFL, and CAA Football. The Mercer University senior from Atlanta is on track to graduate with a BA in communications, and he has bylines at FanSided and USA Today Sports&#8217; Georgia athletics website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Chargers are currently gearing up for a 2025 NFL season in which they will look&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,262,6,9624],"class_list":{"0":"post-225583","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalobills","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nyheim-hines"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114893520501012966","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}