After 12 seasons in the NFL, a famed member of the Denver Broncos‘ legendary “No Fly Zone” announced his retirement.
Former Broncos All-Pro cornerback Chris Harris Jr. broke news of his decision in an April 30 interview with Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette.
“I just waited a year and I stayed in shape, but I realized that everybody was pretty much moving on with the younger players, the younger wave,” Harris told Tomasson. “So I thought it would be great to just call it an end.”
Undrafted out of Kansas in 2011, Harris was a four-time Pro Bowl selection in Denver and voted a First-team All-Pro in 2016. He played a central role in helping the Broncos hoist the Lombardi Trophy during the 2016 Super Bowl.
The All-Pro expressed his gratitude and was “able to accomplish pretty much everything” in his professional career.
“The only award I didn’t win was Defensive Player of the Year. Getting All-Decade was the top thing. I feel definitely blessed, especially coming in as undrafted. I pretty much had to fight through all my career and being able to overcome that, that’s one thing I’m definitely happy for,” Harris told Tomasson.
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