OT: David Harris re-signed by Jets for $21.5M
Per Adam Schefter (sorry, was having trouble embedding):
Another big NY move: LB David Harris re-signs with Jets: 3 years, $21.5M, including $15 million fully guaranteed, per source.
Definitely one the Freak's creepier works. It's one backward talking dwarf away from a Twin Peaks dream sequence to me.
Will always upvote. Hope he can cook up some good Harbaugh gifs this fall.
Kind of surprised by this but good for him he deserves it. He defintely benefitted from Jets ample cap space so he was able to get a front loaded contract with large signing bonus.
Big Jets fan here, and happy with the move for a few reasons.
A) He's a vocal, veteran leader of the defense. He's definitely lost a step with age and isn't very good in coverage anymore, but the new scheme (though similar to Rex's old scheme) will allow Harris to focus on the run even more.
B) You need to spend a certain amount of money under the CBA rules, and there wasn't exactly a swarm of guys better than Harris who we could replace him with. I'll take the fan favorite who has been nothing but a class act (and Michigan Man, of course) over a random player of equal quality demanding the same amount as a FA.
With the B. Marshall signing, Jets need a CB (Revis, come home!) and to find someone to throw the ball to our players... Overall a nice day for the Jets
Harris is a career Jet, still a very good 2-down linebacker and worth resigning with the Jets cap room. I've also seen people mention that Bowles got very good production from (fellow Wolverine, of course) Larry Foote in Arizona last season, and Foote is three years older than Harris.
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here in NY. Terrific player, always showed up but never sought the limelight or drew attention to himself. Sometimes wondered if the non-Michigan fans even noticed. Nice to know that those in charge are still noticing.
On another front, since you mention Foote, he was cut by the Cardinals a week or so ago. Maybe he did such a good job of mentoring Kenny Demens in the same position that they figured they could stick with the youngster. (Also the Raiders cut LaMarr Woodley.)
on the money. I wish he could have got a contract like that on a team/organization that doesn't suck donkey balls.
Too bad he couldn't or didn't follow Rex Ryan to the Bills. Not that I like Ryan, I do not, but I think they're going to be pretty good this season.
as good as a NFL team can be without a QB, which isn't very good. Their D will be great, but their record will end up mediocre.
In my humble opinion, the most underrated player in the league. Especially when you compare his stats to his contemporary, Patrick Willis.
He has always been very underrated, including during his time at Michigan. I was a huge David Harris fan during his time in Ann Arbor, and it's been wonderful seeing him have notable success in his professional life. As mentioned above, he has always been a class act too.
And the Lions drafted Drew fucking Stanton right ahead of him and Woodley...
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