{"id":884231,"date":"2026-01-11T07:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/sources-nium-to-sign-for-la-thieves-call-of-duty-team-after-carolina-royal-ravens-u-turn\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T07:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:22:36","slug":"sources-nium-to-sign-for-la-thieves-call-of-duty-team-after-carolina-royal-ravens-u-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/sources-nium-to-sign-for-la-thieves-call-of-duty-team-after-carolina-royal-ravens-u-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Nium to Sign for LA Thieves Call of Duty Team After Carolina Royal Ravens U-Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to Esports.net sources, Jeremiah \u201cNium<\/strong>\u201d Harrison is set to sign for the LA Thieves<\/strong> in the Call of Duty League (CDL)<\/strong>, following an incredibly quick U-turn as the Challengers star was all set to join Carolina Royal Ravens.<\/p>\n

LA Thieves have had a fairly good start to the 2026 CDL season<\/a>, opening with a 2-1 record; however, fans have been vocal in demanding improvement.<\/p>\n

While there were heavy rumors linking them with the signing of Mohammed \u201cAlluka<\/strong>\u201d Bindal (before he joined FaZe Vegas<\/strong>) to replace Kenneth \u201cKenny<\/strong>\u201d Williams, the team never followed through and continued to show support for the player who had won them a world championship in the 2022 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

But has that now changed?<\/p>\n

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Nium made a very last minute change to his CDL plans. Image Credit: LA Thieves\/Team WaR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Is Nium Replacing Kenny?<\/h2>\n

Nium has been recognized as one of the stronger players on the Huntsmen<\/strong> and, according to several around the scene, has been identified as one of the more \u201cpro-ready\u201d players in Challengers.<\/p>\n

However, we don\u2019t believe that he will be immediately slotted into the starting roster. Instead, he will be utilized as a substitute \u2013 similar to Alluka on FaZe \u2013 giving Thieves the opportunity to use him as they see fit.<\/p>\n

How this impacts\u00a0OpTic Texas<\/strong>-owned Challengers team,\u00a0Huntsmen,<\/strong>\u00a0is unclear.<\/span> If he is just a substitute for LA Thieves, it may make him eligible to continue playing for them in Challengers, while being available to Thieves if they choose to make a roster change.<\/p>\n

If he is off the team, OpTic CEO Hector \u201cHECZ\u201d Rodriguez<\/strong> has made it clear that he wants the team to focus on developing talent, not former pros. As a result, you won\u2019t see any veteran players join the team; instead, expect to see those who are still looking for a platform to reach the CDL to be in the mix.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, he is expected to continue playing for the Huntsmen.<\/p>\n

What Happened with Nium to Carolina Royal Ravens?<\/h2>\n
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Carolina were somewhat blindsided by the change of heart. Image Credit<\/strong>: Carolina Royal Ravens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nium was initially selected over Kaden \u201cExceed<\/strong>\u201d Stockdale to join Carolina Royal Ravens<\/strong>. Exceed has had stints in the league in the past with Minnesota Rokkr<\/strong> and LA Guerrillas<\/strong>, but struggled to truly make his mark on the pro level.<\/p>\n

However, a last-minute call from the LA Thieves camp put a stopper on those plans. According to our sources, although Nium had signed his contract with the Ravens, OpTic had not yet approved the loan agreement that was put in place when Thieves reached out.<\/p>\n

Once Thieves made contact with Nium, it became clear that LA was his preference over a loan move to Carolina. Per sources, OpTic didn\u2019t sign the agreement as a result. This opened the door for Nium to discuss with Thieves rather than complete a loan move to the Ravens.<\/p>\n

According to our sources, Exceed performed incredibly well in his Carolina Royal Ravens trial, so it will be interesting to see whether he can help them get some wins under their belt in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Jacob Hale
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According to Esports.net sources, Jeremiah \u201cNium\u201d Harrison is set to sign for the LA Thieves in the Call of Duty League (CDL), following an incredibly quick U-turn as the Challengers star was all set to join Carolina Royal Ravens. LA Thieves have had a fairly good start to the 2026 CDL season, opening with a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":884232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4795,30463],"tags":[8263,9633],"class_list":{"0":"post-884231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sources","8":"category-thieves","9":"tag-sources","10":"tag-thieves"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/884232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}