{"id":38327,"date":"2025-05-10T06:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/38327\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T06:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:07:08","slug":"chargers-kick-off-rookie-minicamp-with-harbaughs-innovative-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/38327\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers kick off Rookie Minicamp with Harbaugh&#8217;s innovative approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL SEGUNDO, Calif. &#8212; The Los Angeles Chargers launched their 2025 rookie minicamp today at The Bolt in El Segundo, introducing a revamped format under Head Coach Jim Harbaugh. Departing from traditional 11-on-11 drills, Harbaugh emphasized individualized, drill-based sessions to better evaluate raw talent. &#8220;We&#8217;re mining for gold, diamonds, gems,&#8221; Harbaugh remarked, aiming to identify standout abilities without the constraints of full-team setups.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First-round pick Omarion Hampton (RB, North Carolina) and second-rounder Tre Harris (WR, Mississippi) were among the rookies making their debut. Hampton, donning jersey No. 8, showcased his agility and enthusiasm during drills, while Harris demonstrated precise route-running and reliable hands.<\/p>\n<p>Defensive lineman Jamaree Caldwell and linebacker Kyle Kennard also made strong impressions. Kennard shared a memorable moment meeting veteran Khalil Mack, describing it as &#8220;surreal&#8221; and expressing eagerness to learn from the seasoned pro.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The minicamp continues through May 11, followed by Organized Team Activities (OTAs) later this month. The Chargers&#8217; full offseason schedule, including mandatory minicamp dates, has been announced, with the full 2025 season schedule set to be released on May 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL SEGUNDO, Calif. &#8212; The Los Angeles Chargers launched their 2025 rookie minicamp today at The Bolt in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38328,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2064],"tags":[241,7,1159,1014,262,2444,2443,88,6,14179],"class_list":{"0":"post-38327","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-chargers","8":"tag-chargers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-justin-herbert","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","13":"tag-losangeles","14":"tag-losangeleschargers","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-tst-los-angeles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114482042965152529","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38327","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=38327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}