No Deal Expected Between Vikings & S Anthony Harris

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Vikings and franchise S Anthony Harris are not expected to reach an agreement before today’s deadline. 

Interestingly enough, Mike Garafolo reports that the Giants and Vikings discussed a potential trade for Harris after he was franchised back in March. However, Garafolo says Minnesota valued Harris and didn’t tag him to trade him away so no deal ever materialized. 

This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, considering that things have been trending in this direction for some time now. 

The franchise tag will cost the Vikings $11.441 million fully guaranteed for the 2020 season.

Harris, 27, wound up signing on with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Virginia back in 2015. He spent most of his rookie season on the Vikings’ practice squad before eventually being called up in December.

Harris re-signed with the Vikings as a restricted free agent in 2019. He was slated to be an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career this offseason when the Vikings franchised him. 

In 2019, Harris played in 14 games and recorded 60 total tackles, one fumble recovery, six interceptions including one returned for a touchdown and 11 passes defended.  He was rated as Pro Football Focus‘ No. 1-ranked safety out of 86 qualifying players.