Bizarre Chargers trade pitch adds to crowded backfield with former second-round pick

An NFL analyst has thrown out an odd trade proposal for the Los Angeles Chargers that has them adding yet ANOTHER running back.

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The Los Angeles Chargers made yet another significant addition to their 2025 backfield during the NFL draft when the team took running back Omarion Hampton in the first round.

Hampton now joins a backfield that also includes veteran free-agent signing Najee Harris, who is expected to begin the year serving as Los Angeles' lead back. However, it's conceivable Hampton could surpass him at some point in the year.

Despite what is an already crowded situation in Los Angeles' backfield, Last Word on Sports' Anthony Palacios named the Chargers as a possible trade suitor for running back Kenneth Walker if the Seattle Seahawks end up trading him.

"It’s an interesting dilemma forming in Los Angeles. The Chargers signed Najee Harris in free agency after letting J.K. Dobbins walk and cut Gus Edwards," Palacios wrote. "After drafting running back Omarion Hampton, it seems like the team isn’t sold on Harris for their long-term future. Since the team will likely let these runners battle it out at camp, they could include Walker in the mix even if he doesn’t get the starting job, while Hampton will most likely still develop."

It's conceivable the Seahawks could trade Walker this offseason given the fact that he's entering the final year of his contract and is coming off a season in which he struggled with injury. Seattle may opt to trade Walker before possibly losing him for nothing in 2026 and could deploy Zach Charbonnet in his place.

While that remains a possibility, the Chargers trading for Walker does not. If Los Angeles hadn't signed Harris, who is also on a one-year deal, we could see the Chargers making this kind of trade.

However, adding Walker would be total overkill. On top of that, the Chargers would be giving up draft capital for someone who may end up being their No. 3 back and could leave in free agency following the 2025 campaign.

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