Desmond Harrison (American football)

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Desmond Harrison
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Harrison (No. 69) with the Browns in 2018
No. 69
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-08) October 8, 1993 (age 29)
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Oak Ridge Military Academy
(Oak Ridge, North Carolina)
College: West Georgia
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American Community College (2012)
  • First-team All-Gulf South (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Games started:8
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Desmond Harrison (born October 8, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas and later West Georgia.

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College career

Following his time at Contra Costa College, Harrison was seen as a top recruit after being named to the All-American Community College First-team. Harrison joined the Texas Longhorns for his junior year, but was deemed academically ineligible to play before the season started. This was because Harrison had taken an online course at Brigham Young University during his time at Contra Costa, and BYU's school policy stated that student-athletes from other universities could not receive credit from online courses. [1] The NCAA later cleared Harrison to play. [2] Harrison later missed the entire 2014 season after he was suspended a total of 3 times. He was able to use this as a redshirt year, but he was not able to rejoin the program for the 2015 season. [3] After leaving Texas, he spent two years away from football, and later joined the West Georgia Wolves for the 2017 season. Following his senior season at West Georgia, Harrison was invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl. [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)		292 lb
(132 kg)		34 in
(0.86 m)		10+3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		4.90 s1.72 s2.85 s4.79 s7.64 s30 in
(0.76 m)		8 ft 2 in
(2.49 m)
All values from NFL Draft [5] [6]

At the 2018 NFL combine, Harrison garnered attention after running the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds, the 2nd fastest of any offensive line prospect at the combine. He also recorded an unofficial time of 4.75 seconds. [7] Despite a strong combine, he was not selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Cleveland Browns

Harrison signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018. [8] After an impressive rookie training camp, the Browns named Harrison their starting left tackle on September 7, 2018. [9] Following the Browns' firing of head coach Hue Jackson on October 29, 2018, Harrison was benched by interim head coach Gregg Williams in favor of Greg Robinson.

On June 5, 2019, Harrison was waived by the Browns after a missed flight caused him to miss the first day of Cleveland's mandatory mini-camp, deemed to be "one too many missteps" for Harrison. [10] [11]

Arizona Cardinals

On June 6, 2019, Harrison was claimed by the Arizona Cardinals, the day after he was waived by the Browns. [12] A month later on July 17, the Cardinals released Harrison following news of assault allegations and a felony arrest warrant in North Carolina. [11]

Personal

In July 2019, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Harrison, who was charged with assault on a person by strangulation and assault on a woman by a man. [13] He turned himself in to police in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 19, 2019, and was held at the Guilford County Jail. [14] He was suspended for the first six games of the 2021 NFL season by the league on March 10, 2021. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Kulha, Andrew (August 14, 2013). "Texas Signee Desmond Harrison Appealing Academic Issue with BYU". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Rosner, Mark (August 21, 2013). "Harrison cleared to play". Hookem.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Eberts, Wescott (January 16, 2015). "Texas OT Desmond Harrison "not in the plans" for 2015". Burning Orange Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "UWG's Harrison selected to play in Senior Bowl all-star game". Newnan Times-Herald. December 6, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Desmond Harrison". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "West Georgia OT Desmond Harrison : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Bils, Chris (March 2, 2018). "Former Texas OL Desmond Harrison runs fastest OL time at NFL Combine". Hookem.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Browns sign 13 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ Maks, Patrick (September 7, 2018). "Browns name rookie Desmond Harrison starting left tackle". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  10. ↑ Alper, Josh (June 5, 2019). "Browns release Desmond Harrison". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  11. 1 2 "OT Desmond Harrison charged with strangulation, released by Cardinals". Bonneville International. Arizona Sports. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  12. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (June 6, 2019). "Cardinals Claim Left Tackle Desmond Harrison". AZCardinals.com.
  13. ↑ Daniels, Tim (July 17, 2019). "Cardinals' Desmond Harrison Charged with Assault by Strangulation on a Woman". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  14. ↑ Cluff, Jeremy (July 17, 2019). "Former Arizona Cardinals player Desmond Harrison turns himself in to police after charges". AZ Central. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Desmond Harrison suspended six games". FantasyGuru.com. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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