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Chargers rookie Cam Hart made an immediate impression on coaches during training camp and now he is getting his chance to play because of injuries. He had three tackles against the Broncos last week. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press)
It was the moment Cam Hart worked and waited for: his first NFL start.
Lining up at cornerback against the Denver Broncos last Sunday, the Chargers rookie didn’t consider the milestone a mission accomplished. Instead, it was just a long-awaited beginning.
“I was pissed off for that moment,” Hart said. “I expected that to come a lot earlier. … It was more so like, a ‘pissed off for greatness’ type of thing.”
With strong starts to their careers, Hart and fellow rookie cornerback Tarheeb Still are chasing more great moments as the injury-riddled Chargers secondary will test its depth Monday night at Arizona. Entering their first prime-time game of the season, the Chargers (3-2) have injury concerns about their top four cornerbacks.
Asante Samuel Jr. will miss at least three more games after being put on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury. Ja’Sir Taylor (fibula) missed the last two games, while Kristian Fulton (hamstring) and Deane Leonard (hamstring) both left Sunday’s game and did not participate in practice during the viewing period Wednesday.
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The situation is so dire that the Chargers signed veteran cornerback Eli Apple to the practice squad Tuesday. The 2016 first-round draft pick of the New York Giants played 10 games with Miami last season, including four starts.
With Samuel and Taylor out against Denver, coaches told Hart he would be starting by the end of the week’s practices. Already a regular special-teams contributor, Hart was credited with three tackles, but in coach Jim Harbaugh’s mind, the former Notre Dame team captain was closer to double digits. The 6-foot-2, 207-pound fifth-round pick who…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2024-10-17 10:00:47
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