Giants Roll the Dice on Najee Harris in Classic August Bargain Hunt

The New York Giants looked at their running back room, looked at a 28-year-old coming off a torn Achilles, and decided they had found their missing piece.

Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo broke the news on Tuesday that Najee Harris is heading to the Meadowlands on a one-year deal.

"Ian Rapoport reported that Harris is 'now fully healthy' as he lands in NY."

Harris spent last year with the Los Angeles Chargers, a campaign that was cut brutally short by the Achilles tear. Now, he is reportedly fully healthy and ready to inject some life into a Giants offense that just scraped together 10 points in a preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

For anyone trying to project fantasy touches or bet weekly rushing props, this backfield just became a toxic waste dump. You do not bring in a veteran with the resume of Harris just to have him stand on the sideline holding a tablet, which means the workload is about to be split into frustrating fractions.

The running back market is already a brutal place to do business. Handing a prove-it deal to a guy pushing 30 who just rebuilt his lower leg is the exact kind of gamble a front office makes when they realize their current depth chart is terrifying.

We will find out exactly how much burst Harris has left when the regular season kicks off. If the medicals hold up, the Giants stole a starting-caliber back for pennies, but if he looks a step slow, New York will be right back scrolling the waiver wire by Halloween.