Darius Harris
Darius Leseaun Harris (born January 17, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Middle Tennessee.
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| Born: | January 17, 1996 Horn Lake, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Horn Lake (Horn Lake, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| College: | Middle Tennessee | ||||||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
232 lb (105 kg) |
34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.70 s | 1.64 s | 2.77 s | 4.50 s | 7.52 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
After playing four years at Middle Tennessee, Harris was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019.[2] On July 24, he was placed on the non-football injury reserve while recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered late in college, spending the entire season there.[3] Without Harris, the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers.
Harris returned to the Chiefs the next season, but was waived on September 5, 2020[4] and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5] On September 30, he was promoted from the practice squad.[6]
On October 9, 2021, Harris was waived by the Chiefs and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on February 2, 2022.[7]
Harris won his second Super Bowl ring when the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 against the Philadelphia Eagles with Harris recording one tackle in the game.[8]
References
- "2019 Draft Scout Darius Harris, Middle Tennessee NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- Pryor, Brooke (April 29, 2019). "Linebackers Gary Johnson, Darius Harris highlight Chiefs' class of undrafted hopefuls". KansasCity.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Derrick, Matt (July 24, 2019). "Chiefs Release TE Neal Sterling; LB Darius Harris Joins Non-Football Injury List". SI.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Goldman, Charles (September 5, 2020). "Tracking each player released by Chiefs during 2020 roster cuts". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Brisco, Joshua (September 6, 2020). "Kansas City Chiefs Initial Practice Squad Roster for 2020". SI.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Goldman, Charles (September 30, 2020). "Chiefs announce two roster moves on Wednesday". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Goldman, Charles (February 2, 2022). "Chiefs sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- "Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.