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Giants activate LB Trent Harris from practice squad

Giants make a roster move.

The New York Giants activated outside linebacker Trent Harris from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday ahead of the Week 6 game against the Washington Football Team.

Likely a depth move, Harris was signed to the practice squad on Wednesday when the team waived wide receiver Damion Ratley. Harris has some history with both defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and head coach Joe Judge.

An undrafted free agent out of Miami in 2018, Harris spent his entire rookie season with the Patriots on their practice squad. He also spent some time with the Dolphins in 2019 playing in Graham’s defensive scheme.

Harris appeared in 11 games while making three starts for the Dolphins. He recorded 1.5 sacks, 22 tackles and a forced fumble. His familiarity with Graham’s scheme is likely what allows him to be called up after just signing with the team a few days ago.

The Giants and Washington are prepared to kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium where Big Blue will look for its first win of the season.

Report: Giants sniffing around Trent Harris, Kendall Coleman

The New York Giants have visits scheduled with free agent linebackers Trent Harris and Kendall Coleman.

Even prior to Lorenzo Carter being lost for the season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, the New York Giants were taking a look at several free agent linebackers.

Art Stapleton of USA TODAY reports that the Giants had former Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Trent Harris in for a visit on Friday and that both he and rookie linebacker Kendall Coleman are currently going through COVID-19 testing protocols.

The Giants had ex-Dolphins OLB Trent Harris in for a look Friday, and he’s going through testing protocols now.

Both Harris and ex-Syracuse UDFA Kendall Coleman are expected to complete the expanded entry process for free agents on Tuesday, and then they’ll work out for the Giants.

Harris originally signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted rookie out of Miami and spent his first season on the team’s practice squad.

In 2019, Harris signed with the aforementioned Dolphins and appeared in 11 games (three starts), recording 22 tackles (one for a loss), one forced fumble, two QB hits and 1.5 sacks.

Given his time in New England and Miami, Harris is a familiar face to both Giants head coach Joe Judge and defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.

Coleman, meanwhile, signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent out of Syracuse earlier this year, but was released in mid-August.

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Dolphins announce they’ve cut LB Trent Harris and DL Avery Moss

Dolphins announce they’ve cut LB Trent Harris and DL Avery Moss

The Miami Dolphins don’t necessarily have to have their roster trimmed down to 80 players by the opening of training camp, but it seems as though that is the path that the team has decided to take. Miami has made a handful of roster moves over the course of the weekend, presumably with the endgame being to trim their player pool down to the limit of 80. The two most recent cuts are the biggest surprises yet; the Dolphins announced yesterday that they have waived defensive lineman Avery Moss and linebacker Trent Harris.

Neither player is overly accomplished at the pro level, so what makes their departures so surprising?

Both players are young and actually have live reps for the Dolphins under their belt. The assumption at this point for NFL teams is that with no preseason, there would be a tendency among teams to favor players who have established resumes with the field and teams would avoid uncertainty.

Apparently not the Dolphins, though. Moss played in 11 games this past season in Miami (starting 8). Harris also played in 11 games for the Dolphins in 2019 (3 starts). Between the two, 601 defensive snaps were logged. Both Harris and Moss now face an unenviable task — finding a new team amid the waves of cut downs beginning across the NFL as teams are prematurely trimming their rosters to help compensate for the COVID-19 pandemic.

While neither may find work, it is worth noting that many of the other players facing cuts at this juncture are UDFAs from the 2020 NFL Draft, so Harris and Moss at the very least will have the benefit of being more established pro options to other teams who may experience an injury or see a player opt out of the 2020 season.