L.A. has added another name to the mix.
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The ' running back depth chart is already in flux.
Najee Harris and Omarion Hampton are injured. And there's uncertainty as to whether it'll be Hassan Haskins or Kimani Vidal leading the way in Week 6.
But they've got another name added to the mix now, too.
The Chargers promoted Nyheim Hines to their active roster for Sunday's action, calling him up from the practice squad.
Hines hasn't played in an NFL regular season game since 2022.
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The former Colts and Bills RB has been out of the league for two seasons due to a brutal knee injury.
The last time Hines was on an NFL field, he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns for the in the same game.
But the following summer, Hines got in a jet-ski accident and tore his ACL. He hasn't been back on a football field for a game since.
He'll turn 29 years old in November, but after a couple seasons away of rehab and recovery, he might be rather fresh and ready to go at this point.
The 5-foot-9 scat back was a fourth-round pick by the Colts in 2018. He has played in 81 NFL games, all but nine of them for the Colts, with the Bills the rest.
In Hines' career, he has 1,205 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns along with 1,778 receiving yards and eight more touchdowns.
Now, he'll finally get a chance to add to those numbers with the Chargers.
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