After previously announcing his retirement from the NFL this spring, cornerback Chris Harris signed a ceremonial contract with the Denver Broncos on Saturday to retire as a Bronco.
We’ve reached No. 25 in our series of the best players to ever wear each jersey number for the Denver Broncos, and we’re facing a tough decision. Recency bias would suggest Chris Harris is an obvious choice, but older Broncos fans who remember Haven Moses might object to that notion.
The defender was one of the cornerstones of the Broncos’ elite secondary nicknamed “No Fly Zone,” which helped spur the team to victory in Super Bowl 50 during the 2015 season.
A former Denver Broncos player on the Super Bowl 50 team is officially calling it quits on his career. They have yet to decide if they will shave a ceremony to sign a one-year contract with the Broncos before heading to retirement.
In a recent interview, former Broncos, Chargers, and Saints CB Chris Harris announced he is retiring after 12 seasons in the NFL. “I just waited a year and I stayed in shape, but I realized that everybody was pretty much moving on with the younger players, the younger wave,” Harris told the Denver Gazette.
Chris Harris has elected to hang up his cleats.
Missing their top two CBs and thin on depth, these players could give the Falcons a boost in the secondary.
Cornerback Chris Harris Jr. recently turned 33 years old, has been in the league for over a decade and has laced up for over 160 regular season games.
The 7-5 Los Angeles Chargers may be without their leading two wide receivers for Sunday's home game against the 4-8 New York Giants.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Monday that Harris will be sidelined at least a month and could be out for six weeks.
This is another tough loss for the Chargers' secondary, as they are already without All-Pro safety Derwin James for the season after he underwent successful surgery.
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