Jim Harbaugh Clears the Air on Viral Photograph With First Round Pick Omarion Hampton
The selection of Hampton gave the Chargers a second strong, well built running back to pair with Najee Harris who came over from the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year, $9.25 million deal this offseason.
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Hampton is expected to team with Harris to form one of the most powerful running back duos in the AFC next season, a development that could change fortunes in the City of Angels going forward.
On Sunday, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh joined YouTube show host Rich Eisen and was given an opportunity to clear the air on a viral photo of himself and Hampton that turned heads on social media for its unbelievable nature.
Omarion Hampton at the 2025 NFL draft combine. © Stephanie Amador Blondet-Imagn Images
"There's a photograph that's out there of you shaking his hand...And I don't know if this is the angle or not or whatever but he looks like a giant in this photograph and you're not a small man...That's a real photograph right?" Eisen asked the Chargers coach.
The viral photo of Harbaugh and Hampton. Rich Eisen Show/YouTube
"That's a real photograph...I'm a little bit taller but he's definitely...Here's the interesting thing, he's about 222...224 pounds. I bet if I got on the scale right now I'd be 220...maybe 222...maybe 224.
"His 224 is chiseled out of granite," Harbaugh said, eliciting laughs from others at the Rich Eisen Show studio.
Related: The Best and Worst Picks from the Chargers' 2025 Draft
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