The Carolina Panthers have officially added another former first-round pick to their edge.
As announced on Wednesday morning, the team has signed veteran pass rusher Charles Harris. Carolina’s plans to add the seventh-year defender were first reported on yesterday morning by NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero.
Harris, a two-time Second-team All-SEC selection out of the University of Missouri, was selected with the 22nd overall pick of the 2017 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins. He’d play his first three pro campaigns there, amassing 61 combined tackles and 3.5 sacks over 41 games.
After spending the 2020 campaign with the Atlanta Falcons, Harris landed in Detroit—where he’d play the most productive ball of his NFL career. That started right away in 2021, when he posted bests in tackles (65), sacks (7.5) and forced fumbles (two).
The 29-year-old will join a relatively light pass-rushing room—one that includes a fellow ex-first-rounder in Jadeveon Clowney as well as second-year players DJ Johnson and Eku Leota.
Carolina also announced they have signed tight end Feleipe Franks back to their practice squad. Franks, a member of the active roster in Week 1, was waived on Tuesday.
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