Thread: Chris Harris: Pay me or trade me

Doesn’t look good. I wish we would pay him sooner than later. He’s one of the leagues best CBs.

Elway said he wanted to wait until after the draft.

Apparently this isn’t sitting well with Harris. From Chris Harris side: “Pay him or trade him” and he didn’t show for the first day of the offseason program.


Sooo...did the Broncos see into the future? Is this why they signed these other two DBs? Insurance in case a deal can’t get done?

What could we realistically get for him in a trade? Harris is one of my favorite Broncos but good teams sell high. Could we use the extra draft picks?

Well...we'd certainly need the extra picks to acquire more DB talent. Problem we have now is we have 3 guys who are all short CB's and all best suited for the slot. Yes, Harris and Jackson can play outside, but Callahan is pretty much locked into the slot. So, if we draft a replacement, we are left with Yiadom and a rookie outside.

On the flipside...Harris will be 30 years old and coming off of a leg fracture, so...how long of a deal does he want? And will he be worth that kind of money at age 32? 33? I get that he's probably been underpaid the last few years, but that is more on his agent than on Denver. If it comes down to trading him or paying him 13-14 mil for more than 2 years or trading him...I'm going with the trade route.

When they brought in two CBs i knew this would be an issue.

John, plz fix this.

Stupid.

Originally Posted by SR

Stupid.

Especially stupid in that Elway is trying to "win now."

Logic says that the Broncos are sitting in a division with the Chefs who have Mahomes, the Chargers who have Phillip Rivers and the Raiders who have Derek Carr and a boat-load of draft picks in the first and second round, this year and next.

The Broncos meanwhile have Joe Flacco, whose last good season was in 2014.

Logic says that there is NOBODY they can draft or acquire who can replace Harris, any more than they managed to replace Aqib Talib with Bradley Roby. That didn't work out and this wouldn't either.

IF John Elway is really serious about making a playoff push sometime in the next 3 years they NEED Chris Harris. Period.

If he wants to rebuild and start over with a newer younger roster, then fine. Draft a CB at #10 and go with the roster he has. But, they just paid a boatload of money to a couple of DBs who are unworthy to lace Harris' shoes! That's NOT a replacement!

But,don't try and pretend that his injury is going to affect him. That's just B.S.
Dude played in the pro-bowl. He's not hampered by injury.

So, it comes down to Elway either getting a deal done that pays Harris what he's worth, or else . . . .

So far, I have not been able to find anything where Chris said pay me or trade me.

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

So far, I have not been able to find anything where Chris said pay me or trade me.

All I see is that his agent/representation basically said this.

So an athlete's agent is attempting to apply leverage for a big new contract. And the sky is blue. What else is new?

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

So far, I have not been able to find anything where Chris said pay me or trade me.

That's because he didn't. Nicki insinuated his stance by him not showing to voluntary workouts on day 1 of off-season program. Nothing has come from him at this point. He is under contract, and Elway wanted the draft to play out.....before talking extension....seems to me the DP is just bored.....

Originally Posted by Elevation inc

That's because he didn't. Nicki insinuated his stance by him not showing to voluntary workouts on day 1 of off-season program. Nothing has come from him at this point. He is under contract, and Elway wanted the draft to play out.....before talking extension....seems to me the DP is just bored.....

Exactly. Chris missing a voluntary workout at a veteran may mean something or it may not. And the Broncos doing due-diligence by waiting until after the draft to worry about any existing contracts is a smart move by them. Both the Broncos and Chris Harris are well within their rights to look out for their own best interests. If this bleeds into training camp then it will be an issue, but I bet it's resolved either way before that.

Originally Posted by MasterShake

Exactly. Chris missing a voluntary workout at a veteran may mean something or it may not. And the Broncos doing due-diligence by waiting until after the draft to worry about any existing contracts is a smart move by them. Both the Broncos and Chris Harris are well within their rights to look out for their own best interests. If this bleeds into training camp then it will be an issue, but I bet it's resolved either way before that.

Chris is a pro. He will look out for his best interests which I would expect anyone to do, but I have no doubts he will also meet all obligations.

I'm sure a deal will get done, John wants Chris and Chris wants to play in Denver.

Neither the Broncos nor Chris made this story happen, but it's the offseason and something has to be printed.

Originally Posted by MasterShake

Exactly. Chris missing a voluntary workout at a veteran may mean something or it may not. And the Broncos doing due-diligence by waiting until after the draft to worry about any existing contracts is a smart move by them. Both the Broncos and Chris Harris are well within their rights to look out for their own best interests. If this bleeds into training camp then it will be an issue, but I bet it's resolved either way before that.

I still don't respect Harris's stance. These guys holding out or not showing up for voluntary workouts is a poor decision IMO. If I'm a GM, guys showing up, being leaders, and setting the example is what gets you paid. Want to get paid? Come to work and show these young kids what it means to be a professional.

Originally Posted by SR

I still don't respect Harris's stance. These guys holding out or not showing up for voluntary workouts is a poor decision IMO. If I'm a GM, guys showing up, being leaders, and setting the example is what gets you paid. Want to get paid? Come to work and show these young kids what it means to be a professional.

Everyone in the locker room understands the business side. And they want 25 paid. This is a giant nothing burger.

Originally Posted by SR

I still don't respect Harris's stance. These guys holding out or not showing up for voluntary workouts is a poor decision IMO. If I'm a GM, guys showing up, being leaders, and setting the example is what gets you paid. Want to get paid? Come to work and show these young kids what it means to be a professional.

That all sounds nice in theory, but when a player has leverage he's going to use it, as would any of us if it benefited us professionally.

source: some guy on twitter

Originally Posted by Elevation inc

That's because he didn't. Nicki insinuated his stance by him not showing to voluntary workouts on day 1 of off-season program. Nothing has come from him at this point. He is under contract, and Elway wanted the draft to play out.....before talking extension....seems to me the DP is just bored.....

Well, she's just trying to show 1043 she's ready to be in their ranks. Obviously it worked, she's now one of them lol.