{"id":115527,"date":"2025-08-03T12:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T12:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/115527\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T12:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T12:03:11","slug":"chargers-rookie-tre-harris-finding-plenty-of-motivational-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/115527\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers rookie Tre’ Harris finding plenty of motivational sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For Chargers<\/a> rookie Tre\u2019 Harris<\/a>, the opportunity to see the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, proved to be an eye-opening experience \u2014 a moment of validation for his budding NFL career.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to go to the Hall of Fame, seeing all of the busts, all the players and the history of the game, just tells you, \u2018You made it to the NFL,\u2019\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n

Getting the chance to play in the Chargers\u2019 34-7 win<\/a> over the Detroit Lions in the Hall of Fame Game fulfilled a childhood dream for the Lafayette, La., native. But the Hall of Fame week experience left him with a clearer understanding of what it takes to be a legend in the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to see all those players, those legends who\u2019ve done it at the very pinnacle of the game \u2014 it really shows how much work you have to put in to be as good as them, or even really sniff their sneakers,\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n

His path to greatness began quietly: zero catches on just one target against the Lions. Still, offensive coordinator Greg Roman<\/a> said Harris looked comfortable in the passing game despite limited opportunities.<\/p>\n

Harris has turned heads in camp with his sharp route running and big-play potential. Motivated to prove what he can offer an offense desperate for receiving weapons to support Justin Herbert, the second-round pick is focused on two things: learning plays and speed.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I\u2019m] making sure that I\u2019m comfortable in this playbook and I\u2019m playing fast,\u201d Harris said. \u201cWe want to play fast and be decisive. … Whenever I go out there, that\u2019s really the main goal. … I\u2019m not really worried about what the defense is doing \u2014 just worried about, how can I get myself open?\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite starting camp a few days later than other rookies because of a contract holdout, Harris is competing for a starting role in the wake of Mike Williams\u2019 sudden retirement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Harris, who agreed to a $7.8-million deal with the Chargers, said the only thing that bothered him about his holdout was missing time with his teammates.<\/p>\n

Over the first few months, Harris has leaned heavily on the support of rookie receiver and roommate KeAndre Lambert-Smith<\/a>. The two have built a bond since first meeting at the NFL scouting combine in February.<\/p>\n

\"KeAndre <\/p>\n

Chargers wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith, right, celebrates with wide receiver Tre\u2019 Harris after making a touchdown catch against the Lions in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday.<\/p>\n

(Nick Cammett \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

That bond has sparked an iron-sharpening-iron dynamic, with both standing out in camp so far. Harris has impressed, but Lambert-Smith has emerged as a hidden gem, consistently making downfield grabs and winning one-on-one battles with crisp route running.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost like college in a way, just having that guy you\u2019re always with,\u201d Harris said. \u201cIt\u2019s been good to bounce ideas off, and we always talk to each other about the practice, game, everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris also has embraced a subtle, but meaningful change in his life. He recently added an apostrophe to his first name, now stylized as \u201cTre\u2019.\u201d The update reflects family and cultural history, he said.<\/p>\n

Harris\u2019 father, who spent a decade working offshore in Brazil, learned to speak some Portuguese during that time. Harris was born Cleveland Harris III, but his father shortened the name to tres \u2014 Portuguese for \u201cthree.\u201d Somewhere along the way, the \u201cs\u201d was dropped, and \u201cTre\u2019\u201d came to be.<\/p>\n

With the Chargers set to open the regular season in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, Harris said his dad is already making plans, telling him he has \u201csome friends back there who are super excited to see me play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Chargers rookie Tre\u2019 Harris, the opportunity to see the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":115528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[58657,1582,276,11067,7151,72501,72502,17746,1910,13821,25232,472,2961,224,5337,72500,7484,72266,6620,72499],"class_list":{"0":"post-115527","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-bond","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-camp","12":"tag-chargers","13":"tag-chargers-rookie-standout-tre","14":"tag-contract-holdout","15":"tag-fame","16":"tag-game","17":"tag-hall","18":"tag-harris","19":"tag-history","20":"tag-la","21":"tag-los-angeles","22":"tag-losangeles","23":"tag-motivational-source","24":"tag-opportunity","25":"tag-plenty","26":"tag-time","27":"tag-tre"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}