Darius Harris
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Darius Harris
| image =
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| current_team = Dallas Cowboys
| number = 47
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|17}}
| birth_place = Horn Lake, Mississippi, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 238
| high_school = Horn Lake
| college = Middle Tennessee (2014–2018)
| undraftedyear = 2019
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2023}})
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| statseason = 2023
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 58
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
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| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 2
| highlights =
- 3x Super Bowl champion (LIV, LVII, LVIII)
| pfr = HarrDa07
}}
Darius Leseaun Harris (born January 17, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 3/8
| weight = 232
| dash = 4.70
| ten split = 1.64
| twenty split = 2.77
| shuttle = 4.50
| cone drill = 7.52
| vertical = 31.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 2
| bench =
| arm span = 34 1/8
| hand span = 9 5/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027778&DraftYear=2019 |title=2019 Draft Scout Darius Harris, Middle Tennessee NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=September 8, 2022}}
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=Kansas City Chiefs =
Harris was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Pryor |first=Brooke |date=April 29, 2019 |title=Linebackers Gary Johnson, Darius Harris highlight Chiefs' class of undrafted hopefuls |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article229823949.html |access-date=October 25, 2020 |website=KansasCity.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Derrick |first=Matt |date=July 24, 2019 |title=Chiefs Release TE Neal Sterling; LB Darius Harris Joins Non-Football Injury List |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/gm-report/chiefs-release-te-neal-sterling-lb-darius-harris-joins-non-football-injury-list-cmu9O1l0sEWYZ7bw1hAT6Q |access-date=October 25, 2020 |website=SI.com}} 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{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Tracking each player released by Chiefs during 2020 roster cuts |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/gallery/kansas-city-chiefs-tracking-2020-roster-cuts/ |access-date=October 25, 2020 |website=USAToday.com}} and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Brisco |first=Joshua |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Kansas City Chiefs Initial Practice Squad Roster for 2020 |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/news/kansas-city-chiefs-initial-practice-squad-roster-for-2020 |access-date=October 25, 2020 |website=SI.com}} On September 30, he was promoted from the practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=September 30, 2020 |title=Chiefs announce two roster moves on Wednesday |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2020/09/30/kansas-city-chiefs-ljarius-sneed-injured-reserve-darius-harris-active-roster/ |access-date=October 25, 2020 |website=USAToday.com}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Chiefs sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/lists/kansas-city-chiefs-practice-squad-13-players-signed-to-reserve-future-contracts/ |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=Chiefs Wire |publisher=USA Today}}
Harris won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 against the Philadelphia Eagles with Harris recording one tackle in the game.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202302120phi.htm |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Las Vegas Raiders=
On August 1, 2023, Harris signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.{{cite web |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-darius-harris-chase-garbers-2023-nfl-training-camp-transaction |title=Raiders sign LB Darius Harris and QB Chase Garbers |date=August 1, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=Raiders.com}} He was waived eleven days later.{{cite web |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-rb-darwin-thompson-lb-kana-i-mauga-nfl-2023-transactions |title=Raiders sign RB Darwin Thompson, re-sign LB Kana'i Mauga |website=Raiders.com |date=August 12, 2023}} Harris was signed to the Raiders' practice squad on October 24.{{Cite web |last=Ulrich |first=Logan |date=October 24, 2023 |title=Raiders Make Five Practice Squad Moves |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/raiders-make-five-practice-squad-moves/ar-AA1iMZeu |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=MSN.com}}
=Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)=
Harris was signed off the Raiders practice squad by the Chiefs on October 31, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Brisco |first=Joshua |date=October 31, 2023 |title=KC Chiefs Add Linebacker Depth by Signing LB Darius Harris |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/news/kc-chiefs-add-linebacker-depth-by-signing-lb-darius-harris |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=SI.com}} He was released on December 16 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.{{Cite magazine |last=Foote |first=Jordan |date=December 16, 2023 |title=KC Chiefs Shuffle Roster Ahead of Week 15 Game vs. Patriots |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/news/kc-chiefs-shuffle-roster-ahead-of-week-15-game-vs-patriots |access-date=December 16, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Pete |date=December 19, 2023 |title=Chiefs bring linebacker Darius Harris back to practice squad |url=https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2023/12/19/24008702/chiefs-roster-darius-harris-practice-squad |access-date=December 20, 2023 |website=Arrowhead Pride}} He was promoted to the active roster on January 26, 2024. Harris won his third Super Bowl championship when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.{{Cite web |last=Maaddi |first=Rob |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime |url=https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-2024-score-chiefs-49ers-49b5dca51c05ab0f259cef0d7da76c2d |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}
On February 27, 2024, Harris once again signed with Kansas City.{{Cite web |title=NFL Transactions - 2023 Season |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/transactions |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
=Dallas Cowboys=
On August 6, 2024, Harris signed with the Dallas Cowboys.{{cite web | last=Harris | first=Nick | title=Cowboys sign three players among six roster moves | website=Dallas Cowboys | date=2024-08-06 | url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-sign-three-players-among-six-roster-moves | access-date=2025-01-24}} He was released on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=2024 Cowboys Roster: Carl Lawson, Kemon Hall, 4 RBs included in roster trimming|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2024-cowboys-roster-carl-lawson-kemon-hall-4-rbs-included-in-roster-trimming|author=Walker, Patrik|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=August 27, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Carl Lawson, Dalvin Cook headline list of Dallas Cowboys' practice squad signings|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/carl-lawson-headlines-list-of-dallas-cowboys-practice-squad-signings|author=Walker, Patrik|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=August 28, 2024}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 28.
References
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External links
- [https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/players-roster/darius-harris/ Dallas Cowboys bio]
- [https://goblueraiders.com/sports/football/roster/darius-harris/7046 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders bio]
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Category:American football linebackers
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Category:Las Vegas Raiders players
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