{"id":97683,"date":"2026-08-08T13:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=97683"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:16:31","slug":"saturday-at-chargers-camp-more-shots-and-harbaughs-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=97683","title":{"rendered":"Saturday at Chargers Camp: More Shots and Harbaugh&#8217;s Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1915\" height=\"1074\" src=\"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0061-Copy-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97697\" srcset=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0061-Copy-5.jpg 1915w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0061-Copy-5-400x224.jpg 400w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0061-Copy-5-70x39.jpg 70w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0061-Copy-5-768x431.jpg 768w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0061-Copy-5-1536x861.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0061-Copy-5-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Safety Tony Jefferson (23) and his Saturday crew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Tim Peterson <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(El Segundo) &#8211; The Chargers were out at the Bolt Saturday in El Segundo as their training camp continued. Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh held a press conference prior to Saturday&#8217;s practice and shared a few thoughts. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1153\" height=\"1668\" src=\"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0095-Copy-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97698\" srcset=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0095-Copy-3.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0095-Copy-3-207x300.jpg 207w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0095-Copy-3-48x70.jpg 48w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0095-Copy-3-768x1111.jpg 768w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0095-Copy-3-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0095-Copy-3-104x150.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1153px) 100vw, 1153px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trey Lance ready to fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You drive in at 6:30 in the morning and there&#8217;s a lot of people waiting to watch us play football. 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Some players show that they belong and then they get the confidence of how far they can take it. 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