Jonathan Harris (American football)

Jonathan Harris (born August 4, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lindenwood.

Jonathan Harris
No. 92 – Denver Broncos
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-04) August 4, 1996
Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Waubonsie Valley HS
College:Lindenwood
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First-team All-MIAA (2017, 2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Tackles:38
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Harris was a member of the Lindenwood Lions, redshirting his true freshman season. He finished his collegiate career with 183 tackles (38.5 for loss), 22 sacks, four forced fumbles, an interception and a fumble recovery.[1]

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Harris signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019.[2] He was waived on August 31, 2019, during final roster cuts but was re-signed to the Bears' practice squad the following day.[3] Harris was promoted to the Bears active roster on September 28, 2019.[4] Harris made his NFL debut on September 29, 2019, against the Minnesota Vikings. He was waived on October 22.[5]

Denver Broncos

On October 23, 2019, Harris was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos.[6] He was waived with a non-football illness designation on August 12, 2020,[7] and reverted to the team's reserve/non-football illness list after clearing waivers the next day.[8]

On September 1, 2021, Harris was waived by the Broncos and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on January 3, 2022.[10]

On August 30, 2022, Harris was waived by the Broncos and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 15.[13]

References
  1. Williams, Charean (July 25, 2019). "Bears activate Jonathan Harris". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. Mayer, Larry (May 3, 2019). "Roster moves: Bears sign 22 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2019). "Bears add 10 familiar faces to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  4. Barbieri, Alyssa (September 28, 2019). "Bears sign DL Jonathan Harris from practice squad, waive TE Bradley Sowell". Bears Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  5. Mayer, Larry (October 22, 2019). "Roster moves: Bears sign Urban, waive Harris". ChicagoBears.com.
  6. Williams, Charean (October 23, 2019). "Broncos claim Jonathan Harris off waivers". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  7. DiLalla, Aric (2020-08-12). "Broncos waive/NFI DL Jonathan Harris". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  8. "Broncos' Jonathan Harris: Add to NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2021). "Broncos waive RB Royce Freeman, DL Jonathan Harris". DenverBroncos.com.
  10. Swanson, Ben (January 3, 2022). "Broncos place Brandon McManus, Sam Martin on Reserve/COVID-19 list, promote Jonathan Harris, Seth Williams to active roster". DenverBroncos.com.
  11. DiLalla, Aric (August 30, 2022). "Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-player limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  12. DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2022). "Josh Johnson, Kendall Hinton among 13 players signed to Broncos' practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
  13. DiLalla, Aric (November 15, 2022). "Broncos promote Jonathan Harris to active roster, activate Tom Compton from PUP". DenverBroncos.com.
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