Denver Broncos veteran cornerback Chris Harris Jr. attended former teammate Champ Bailey's enshrinement ceremony in Canton, Ohio's, Pro Football Hall of Fame over the weekend. The 30-year-old returned to the Broncos' training camp on Sunday, and told reporters he wants to make the Hall of Fame, too.
Per Nicki Jhabvala from The Athletic on Twitter:
“Yeah I definitely think about [making the Hall of Fame.] I definitely know that I have a chance. But I have to continue to work every day, continue to perfect my craft every day, and when it's time and I'm retired, hopefully they understand how I changed the game inside and they really see that I was good everywhere they put me.”
Harris has played in Denver's secondary since 2011 when he was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas. In eight seasons with the Broncos, the 5-foot-10 Harris has appeared in 123 regular-season games, making 19 interceptions, forcing five fumbles, combined for 471 tackles, recording 22 tackles for loss, and 10 QB hits.
Harris is also a four-time Pro-Bowler and three-time All-Pro team honoree, earning a first-time bid in 2016. The Broncos, along with Harris, won Super Bowl 50 in 2015-16.
Bailey, 41, was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday alongside seven other individuals, including Tony Gonzalez, Ed Reed, and former Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, among others.
Bailey spent 10 seasons with the Denver franchise after an initial five years with the Washington Redskins, who drafted him with the seventh overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft out of Georgia.
Harris and Bailey were teammates together on the Broncos from 2011-13.
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