donks still spending, Harris gets 5 year extension
 

Chris Harris agrees to 5-year, $42.5M contract extension with Broncos
By Mike Klis
The Denver Post
POSTED: 12/12/2014 04:33:27 PM MST| UPDATED: 75 MIN. AGO

The Broncos have reached an agreement in principle with cornerback Chris Harris on a five-year contract extension, according to two NFL sources.

The deal will make Harris the league's highest-paid "No. 2" cornerback while the total value $42.5 million ranks sixth in the league.

It's a crowning achievement of sorts for a defensive back who received a $2,000 signing bonus from the Broncos as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2011.

The new contract that will run through the 2019 season includes a whopping $10 million signing bonus and $24 million in guarantees. It will pay Harris $18 million through his first two seasons — the same two-year amount the Broncos are paying "No. 1" corner Aqib Talib.

The Broncos opened negotiations with Harris last month, and at times it appeared the deal was on life support. Negotiations gained momentum when Broncos general manager John Elway became personally involved by engaging in dialogue with Harris' agent, Fred Lyles.

Among the points to address was whether to classify Harris as a "No. 2" cornerback — or the best cornerback in the league. Pro Football Focus has him ranked as the league's No. 1 cornerback this season with a 22.3 rating entering the Broncos' game Sunday at San Diego. New England's Darrelle Revis ranks second with a 19.5 grade, followed by Vontae Davies at 15.9.

Harris, 25, was ranked as the fifth-best cornerback by Pro Football Focus in 2012 and eighth in 2013, so it's not like his performance this season has been a fluke.

Unlike the so-called "cover" cornerbacks such as Revis, Richard Sherman and Talib, Harris is a more versatile defender who starts out playing outside but often moves inside to the nickel position, where his instincts and tackling skills can be better utilized.

The deal is well-timed not only for Harris, whose wife, Leah, delivered their first child, daughter Aria, seven weeks ago, but for the Broncos, too.

This is a team confronting several difficult financial decisions on impending high profile free agents. As the Broncos get ready for another playoff run, the Harris deal sends a message to the locker room that management will reward its own.

Harris received the third-biggest extension Elway has awarded since 2011, following cornerback Champ Bailey (four years, $43 million) and left tackle Ryan Clady (five years, $52.5 million).

The $8.5 million annual average on Harris' deal exceeds that of Green Bay's Tramon Williams, who had been considered the league's highest-paid "No. 2" corner with an $8.25 million average.

Among all cornerbacks, Harris' deal is 12th in annual average.

Harris is receiving the most total dollars in the history of undrafted cornerbacks: The $42.5 million exceeds the $39 million deal (over four years) the Packers gave Sam Shields.

After pulling off an upset by making the Broncos' season-opening 53-man roster in 2011, Harris started his rookie year as a special teams player and the team's No. 4 cornerback. He was promoted to the nickelback role in his sixth game, and he became a starter early in 2012.

Harris' deal is further impressive in that he began this season rehabilitating a partially torn ACL and he has yet to make a Pro Bowl, although if Pro Football Focus has any influence, a correction could be made in two weeks when the NFL announces its newest group of all-stars.

You have to believe that either Demaryius or Julius will be somewhere else next season.

JT won't be resigned... injuries.

It wouldn't surprise me if Denver threw a massively frontloaded contract at them. Denver is building for a 2-3 year window. The team will be rebuilding in 3 years, but you have to credit them for how they smartly handed out contracts with easy out clauses.

Great signing with Harris though.

And that's not even counting the under the table money.

True...that.

Wish the Chiefs knew how to play this game. We are like a reerun at the Mensa convention.

One of the top CB tandems in the league out there. RCJH

Wish we would pay under the table and get serious about winning.

Mediocrity sucks ass. ****ing chuefs.

:LOL:

people have been saying this same shit for years

they probably do know how

You just have to have an owner willing to eat a lot of dead money

Jt is def. Gone.

Doesn't matter who catches for Manning. He can turn anyone into a star.

Chris Harris is one dumb mother****er to not ask for at least $50 million.

And the Crisco stock options.

True dat

I can't wait until elway has to find a QB the hard way just like everyone else.

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This guy said $65 for five years. So glad he was wrong. Given Harris' production we got a really team friendly deal.

Here's the other big CB signings.

CB Richard Sherman signed a four year, $56 million contract extension
CB Joe Haden signed a five year, $67.5 million extension
CB Patrick Peterson signed a five year, $70.05 million contract extension

We got Harris for 5 years at $42.5 million. He could have easily gotten more on the open market.

****, at least he'll do it.

Why aren't they broke yet?

with how much Clark is paying His coaches I doubt he would not be willing to eat the money.

I hate Denver as much as anyone but nobody can doubt their owners desire to win.

not the same level of money

paying a coach/gm even 5 million per year isn't the same as eating 5-10 million in dead money on a single player's contract.

Denver has unlimited spending.

Meanwhile 1 Arrowhead Way just sits back braiding their ass hair!

It actually is. Coach/gm money comes out of pocket. "Dead money" is included within a salary cap.

Denver isn't winning because they spend more. They win because they draft well and structure good contracts, two things the Chiefs have not done well.

Denver won't have a problem finding a good QB in the future.


They will actually attempt to draft one, and if needed they will have the balls to trade up and grab the guy they like.

It'd be interesting to find a better pair of corners on one college team. Stuckey was the SS too and he scored last week for San Diego

Good for him.

Denver does it all right, KC does it all wrong.

:facepalm:

I agree with this the chiefs have no one to blame but them selves on this one if you never draft a QB and overpay players Case in point the Bowe show you get what you get.

They at least managed to draft one early in the same offseason as signing the old guy. When was the last time we drafted a QB in the second round.

If Osweiler is even half as successful as the last shit QB who took over for their aging superstar (Brian Griese) I'll be shocked.

Besides that, they need to make a decision on him very soon. His contract will be running out, and I doubt they're going to want to extend him very far while he's a total unknown.

No disagreement with any of that. Just thought it was a good example of them planning ahead at QB vs. what we are used to. Osweiler is also ridiculously tall so wonder how that works out.

Is Denver the only team to switch their cap to off like in madden.

Aaron Murray is better than Brock Asswiper

Brock is just filling space, he's not the answer.

We have a team packed with non-answers, want some?

Need to ask Marcellus about that. He's the resident cap specialist who claims the Chiefs are boxed in with the salary cap unlike any other team in the NFL. Oh how quickly people forget that it wasn't too many years ago that the NFL had to inact a Salary FLoor because CHunt was hoarding monies that were supposed to be used for players salaries.

No they just are commited to win and don't waste money on guys like Larry Johnson

And Denver doesn't hire coaches like Gunter Herm and Crennel.

They as a franchise expect more. Have a tradition of winning that the chiefs could only dream of.

They build for championships. We build for tailgating and hope.

Yeah, because he was totally unproductive. Didn't he finish with something like 12 career yards as a Chief? Something like 60 yards behind Nacho Holmes' 72 career yards?

Yeah, he was totally unproductive!

And I hope these images are burned into your head for the rest of the day!

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And the promptly went true fan and Herm with him.

Gunther and Crennel sunk the franchise.

Herm was not a good coach, but he set the table for Pioli and Pioli shat on his opportunity.

Is that true?:eek:

Ya..but **** the donkeys

They didn't switch off their cap.

They've drafted really well. Several players are playing way above their heads because they're playing with Peyton. And they smartly structured a ton of contracts with out clauses because players are willing to take hometown discounts to play with Peyton. For much the same reason guys like Shawn Marion and Mike Miller pretty much play for free just to play with Lebron.

It's brilliant cap management. But it's not dodging the cap.

This

Larry Johnson made a fortune off of running behind an all world offensive line.

FYP. Let's not forget what happened once WR left... I'll grant you that the O-line LJ ran behind was better than this group of girlie pussies (this is about the worst O-line in history), but what LJ had was nothing compared to what Priest had.

That's why JC is all the more impressive than either Priest or LJ, he's doing his thing behind fatty-fat girls!

Average at best corner

:deevee:

Your team pissed the money away MHMT

Kinda like the chuefs corners?

Yeah. Sean Smith has been rock solid this year. Other than Gaines though I would classify the rest as turds.

Moronic

Wasn't that a record dogshit D without von especially pass defense? Fools gold.

If they are fools gold. What does that make the chuefs? Moldy carpet?

:fart:Hilarious

Top five D without DJ and Berry. Your hate for Sutton is dumb. Hate retread QBs like everyone else.

This is my favorite LJ memory of all time.

It was a shitty vomit-inducing loss against that team, but when he made that play in the second quarter, you couldn't wipe the smile off of my face the rest of the day.

It was too perfect. I'm sure LJ was like, "OH WHAT'S GOING ON NOW, TROY? YOU WERE TALKING ALL THAT GOOD SHIT A SECOND AGO! NOW LOOK WHAT HAPPENED! YOU GOT PULLED DOWN BY YOUR BITCH ASS HAIR, YOU MOTHER****ING CHUMP. GO SMOKE SOME CIGARETTES SO YOU CAN DROP YOUR VOICE DOWN AN OCTAVE TO MELANIE GRIFFIN'S SPEAKING RANGE, YOU PANSY"

Okay, so that's what I was yelling at my TV. LJ probably didn't say that. But still.

Top 5 defense that is getting wrecked in the running game.

Retread QBs are just the symptom of the true problem. Let's keep making excuses while blaming the dumpster fire QB.

The flag it drew was almost as funny as the takedown!

And the Donks still have over $30M to spend in this upcoming off-season after this signing.

But we have the WR group they could only dream of having!

You know what the Chiefs are?

Charles, Poe, and Houston.

That's a lot of empty vagina-cavity.

But...but...but...When they sign Manning, they will be in CAP HELL!!! ROFL

I tend to agree.... Simply amazing body of work from our most hated rival. Their front office is evidently far better than ours.

Your team is nothing more and than Manning and his days are numbered. Pats are going to give Elway a big glass of fail in January and the Donkeys can go complain for another year and wonder how is it possible that the all FA team flopped again.

TEX is one of you...

Their ownership is hands down better than ours. Their commitment to the team and to the product on the field is second to none...

Ours? ROFL We are a ****ing clown show compared to them...

Peeholi has competition for his title now.

By the way, did you think back in 1999 that you would still be cursing Elway all these years later?

I dont curse Elway, I curse the life loser known as Marty....

He was complete coward when the game was on the line...

No shit!

Since so many seem to think we've just suffered a few years of bad luck since 1969 (45ish years of it - more than half the life expectancy of the normal American man)), perhaps Denver is just enjoying a few lucky guesses (like calling-in Manning for a chat).

How could it possibly be anything else other that dumb luck on their part and ah-shucks bad luck on ours (since 1969)?

:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

Let's try this again:

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*Note overall length coincides with Alex Smith passing game. Voodoo!

And you have to pay $30 while you run into the store to get a roll?

ROFL

Mewchandisin'!

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