{"id":82280,"date":"2020-03-16T11:52:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=82280"},"modified":"2020-03-16T11:52:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:52:38","slug":"anthony-harris-franchise-minnesota-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/16\/anthony-harris-franchise-minnesota-vikings\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Vikings Use Franchise Tag on Anthony Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five-year NFL Safety <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HarrAn01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Harris<\/a><\/strong> will not hit the open market. According to NFL Network insider <strong>Ian Rapoport<\/strong>, the Minnesota Vikings have used the franchise tag to keep him around for at least one more season. Harris played the 2019 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> where he has played throughout the entirety of his career.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Anthony Harris Signs With the xxx<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Harris spent the 2019 season with the 10-6 Minnesota Vikings. He played in 14 games and put up impressive numbers. He finished the year with 60 tackles, 11 passes defended, and a league-leading 6 interceptions. Harris was graded as the top safety in the NFL according to Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n<p>Harris initially entered the league back in 2015 as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Virginia. As a rookie, Harris recorded 15 tackles and two passes defended. He played in a total of four games while starting two.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next three seasons, Harris served primarily as a backup while starting a total of nine games in that period. In those three seasons Harris recorded a total of 105 tackles, 8 passes defended, and 3 interceptions. During that time span, Harris played primarily on special teams and in certain packages. It wasn\u2019t until the 2019 season where Harris was finally able to crack the starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the course of his career, Harris has recorded 180 tackles, 21 passes defended, and 9 interceptions. Harris also has experience playing on special teams as that is where he has played for the majority of his five-year career.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a player of Harris\u2019 caliber should provide a great boost next season. He is a player who possesses incredible ball skills which he showed when he snagged six interceptions a season ago. Even though he has a small sample size as a starter, it appears that Harris will have a long and successful career in the NFL if 2019 was any indication.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"duxEdudYQolyTvoz1yKi2w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1195674853\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'duxEdudYQolyTvoz1yKi2w',sig:'g2iWW1MJsCXtNq_XK9j7yg8lzCs-aAXulVoidBhzUqw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1195674853',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Harris is officially off the open market. 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