13 year veteran Walt Harris has agreed in principle to a one year contract with the Ravens defense. This comes weeks after he had a two-day tryout with the team and was rumored to have turned down the organization's first contract offer.
This is very good news because Harris can solidify one of the few weaknesses on the team, the cornerback position. Cornerbacks Lardarius Webb and Fabian Washington are both recovering from season ending injuries and will need to time to get back to speed so a corner with experience is a great commodity for this place and time. Harris has started games in this league so stepping up for a few games is not uncharted territory for him. The only problem is Harris himself is coming off a season ending knee injury but seemed to have performed well in his tryouts.
The ideal situation would be for him to come in and play nickel back, a position more important than ever before because of the growing popularity of the three receiver set. Keep in mind that the Ravens signed cornerback Travis Fisher a month ago. This signing probably means Fisher won't make the final cut unless he is capable of making plays on special teams and/or plays well at the corner position during the preseason.
For more info about the transaction and Walt Harris' career accomplishments, visit http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/2010/06/24/ravens-agree-to-terms-with-harris/
Important to add that in order for Harris to make the team he has to pass a physical. A task that sounds insignificant but may be more difficult for him to surmount considering he is coming off of a season ending ACL injury.
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