Los Angeles Chargers Rookie WR Tre Harris Holds Out from Training Camp

Los Angeles Chargers rookie WR Tre Harris is officially holding out from training camp after failing to report by the deadline. Harris, a second-round pick from Ole Miss, is one of 30 second-round picks who remain unsigned due to disputes over guaranteed money in their contracts. The deadline for Chargers rookies to report to training camp was today.

Los Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver Tre Harris is officially holding out from training camp after failing to report by the deadline. Harris, a second-round pick from Ole Miss, is one of 30 second-round picks who remain unsigned due to disputes over guaranteed money in their contracts. The deadline for Chargers rookies to report to training camp was today [1].

Harris, the No. 55 overall pick in April's draft, missed the deadline for rookies to report to Chargers camp on Saturday. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Harris is holding out due to a contract dispute [1]. Although Harris is the first rookie to officially hold out, he’s not alone in the ongoing contract standoff.

The Chargers have one of the earliest report dates, as rookies were due in El Segundo, California, on Saturday. The full team is scheduled to report the following Wednesday. Several other teams—including the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers—have rookies set to report on Tuesday [1].

So far, only two second-round picks have signed: Houston’s Jayden Higgins and Cleveland’s Carson Schweisinger—both of whom agreed to fully guaranteed deals back in May [1]. The pair of contracts seemingly set a precedent that teams and players aren't agreeing upon. Harris becomes the first second-round rookie to officially hold out [2].

The 55th overall pick, Harris posted 60 receptions for 1,030 yards and seven touchdowns in his fifth-year season at Ole Miss. He played his first three years at Louisiana Tech [2].

The Cincinnati Bengals' standoff with this year's No. 17 overall pick, former Texas A&M defensive end Shemar Stewart, is well documented. A dispute over contract language regarding the voiding of his salary guarantees took center stage last month while Stewart sat out and then left Bengals mandatory minicamp [3].

Thanks to the 2011 collective bargaining agreement instituting the rookie wage scale, rookie holdouts are rare nowadays, but they're not unheard of. Defensive end Joey Bosa and linebacker Roquan Smith both took that route after they were drafted in 2016 and 2018, respectively, and their contract negotiations bled into training camp [3].

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References:
[1] https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25225530-chargers-tre-harris-reportedly-holding-out-training-camp-amid-contract-dispute
[2] https://www.reuters.com/sports/chargers-rookie-wr-tre-harris-holding-out-training-camp-2025-07-13/
[3] https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/chargers-rookie-tre-harris-becomes-first-nfl-training-camp-holdout-as-30-second-rounders-still-havent-signed-150113986.html