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After rumors have swirled the last few weeks about the Denver Broncos trading cornerback Chris Harris it appears he will stay on the team after all. Harris has made it clear all offseason that he wants a new contract and he wants it to pay him a lot of money. According to Mike Klis of 9news.com Harris hasn't changed his asking price, but that doesn't mean the team is going to move on from him.
During his conversation with Elway, [Harris' agent Frederick] Lyles reiterated his asking price. Sources say it was unchanged from what 9News reported three weeks ago – an annual average salary greater than $15 million.
A source said the Broncos will not be trading Harris. One team expressed interest in acquiring Harris in the hours prior to the draft, but backed off, the source said.
Harris is entering the last year of his five-year, $42.5 million extension and hasn't taken part in offseason training looking for the new contract.
Since he signed the extension the market for cornerbacks have reset and all the superstar cornerbacks make north of $15 million a year. The Miami Dolphins made Xavien Howard the highest paid cornerback in the league giving him a five-year, $76.5 million extension.
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With Harris away from the team it will give the Broncos a chance to give some of the younger cornerbacks more reps, something that defensive coordinator Ed Donatell is excited about.
“That’s a situation we think is going to unfold in a good way, sooner rather than later,” Donatell said. “It’s just a great time to develop some depth with the guys we have and the young guys. We’re using it as an advantage for right now.”
Look for this to be a situation that could carry throughout the entire offseason.
