Omarion Hampton may not have the Chargers' backfield to himself

Omarion Hampton entered training camp looking like the clear lead back for the Los Angeles Chargers, but offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has indicated that the backfield could be more fluid than expected. McDaniel says Hampton, Keaton Mitchell and Kimani Vidal are all expected to contribute and that the offense could ride whichever runner has the hot hand. Hampton still profiles as the favorite for the largest share of the workload, but the comments create uncertainty over whether he will immediately receive traditional workhorse volume. Week 1 provides a clean test of how Los Angeles actually intends to divide the carries.