Will Harris has joined the Washington Commanders to replace Jeremy Chinn, who left for the Las Vegas Raiders. General manager Adam Peters declined to match the Raiders' offer for Chinn. Harris began training camp with a strong performance on Day 1, pairing with Quan Martin in the starting safety unit. Initial skepticism surrounds his ability to impact the defense as much as Chinn did, but observers noted Harris's quickness and football intelligence during practice, emphasizing his physicality and determination to establish himself with the team.
Who's going to start at the safety spot opposite Quan Martin? Will Harris got the first crack at it, and I thought he was absolutely tremendous. There was one play when he broke on the football against the first-team offense, and you just saw the quicks, the football smarts of that guy. Talking to coach [Jason] Simmons after practice, one other thing he raved about was Will Harris and the physicality that he ultimately brings to this defense.
Washington moved quickly to sign Harris. He's a solid enough player who also has a previous connection to assistant general manager Lance Newmark from their time together on the Detroit Lions.
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