Eagles, Anthony Harris reportedly agree to cut ties

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Eagles, Anthony Harris reportedly agree to cut ties

 

 

 

Reuben Frank

EAGLES INSIDER

The Eagles have mutually agreed to part ways with Anthony Harris, their starting safety all last year and through training camp, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The 30-year-old Harris, who played for Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon with the Vikings in 2014 and 2015, started 14 games last year after signing a one-year contract. 

He signed another one-year deal this past spring after a brief foray into free agency but despite working all summer with the starting defense was released on final cutdown day soon after the Eagles acquired 24-year-old defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson from the Saints.

Harris surprisingly signed a day later to the Eagles’ practice squad, where he’s been since Aug. 31.

According to Schefter, the Eagles are planning to formally release Harris from the practice squad to "maximize his flexibility to join another teams’ active roster.”

That seems unusual considering that players on practice squads are technically free agents and free to sign with any other team. It also seems unusual considering that Harris just signed to the Eagles’ practice squad a week ago, but he possibly had a change of heart about his future.

Harris, an undrafted free agent out of Virginia, spent his first six seasons with the Vikings, starting 47 games. He has 10 interceptions and 356 tackles in seven seasons. With the Eagles last year he had one interception and 72 tackles.

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-anthony-harris-reportedly-agree-cut-ties

[UK_EaglesFan89]

He's probably upset about how it has all gone down and so the best move for all is to move him on. 

[Rob331]

What in the world was Harris thinking. Unless he signed elsewhere this week he's giving up an $11000 practice squad check. Since being on a 53 man roster guarantees the full year salary I doubt he'll be signed to an active roster this week. If he thought another team was going to claim him why not just wait for that to happen and cash this weeks check. 

[Portyansky]

10 hours ago, Rob331 said:

What in the world was Harris thinking. Unless he signed elsewhere this week he's giving up an $11000 practice squad check. Since being on a 53 man roster guarantees the full year salary I doubt he'll be signed to an active roster this week. If he thought another team was going to claim him why not just wait for that to happen and cash this weeks check. 

That's a Tuesday night dinner for him.

[Rob331]

15 hours ago, Portyansky said:

That's a Tuesday night dinner for him.

so why do without unnecessarily