Harris extended through 2015
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:01 am
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Agree totally with the assessment by Buono and Benevides.BCLions.com Staff
The BC Lions Football Club announced this morning that running back Andrew Harris has signed a contract extension keeping him in orange through the 2015 season.
Harris enters his fifth year with the Lions and has never missed an appearance in his 72-game career. The Winnipeg native who became the club’s premier ball carrier midway through the 2011 season has 2,568 rushing yards on 251 career carries with 15 touchdowns.
“Andrew is a very talented running back who along with Stefan Logan, gives our offence a lot of options,” said VP of football operations and GM Wally Buono. “This is a big step in the continuing effort to build a championship team and I’m very pleased to have Andrew as a Lion for years to come.”
Last season was another solid campaign for the club’s starting tailback who fell just two yards short of the 1,000-yard mark on the ground while leading all CFL backs with 61 receptions for 513 yards. His 1,511 yards from scrimmage last year not only led the Leos, it was more than 400 yards ahead of the next player.
“British Columbia has become my home and knowing that I will continue to wear these colours and play the game I love for this organization and Lions fans across the province is an amazing feeling,” said Harris.
Lofty numbers in 2013 including top-three rankings in touchdowns, rushing yards and yards from scrimmage garnered Harris a team nomination as Most Outstanding Canadian Player for a second consecutive year.
“Andrew is an elite football player in our league and I believe his best football is still to come,” said head coach Mike Benevides. “He works extremely hard as both a ball carrier and a receiver which not only makes him a challenge for defensive players, but also adds a dimension to our offensive attack.”
I still haven't heard how the Lions plan to replace Nick Moore at the featured ranger position. Korey Williams would be the most likely candidate but I would like to see the Lions give Shawn Gore a bigger role in the offence. I liked how he got open regularly and turned upfield after the catch in 2011 before losing his inside spot to Arland Bruce, and later Courtney Taylor.Emmanuel Arceneaux @E_Arceneaux16 ·2 hrs
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I hadn't realized that Arceneaux's knee situation was as bad as it evidently was. I was thinking Courtney Taylor would be the obvious guy for the ranger position at 6-1, 205, 4.5 40-speed, and 61 catches last season. In my view, Korey Williams, with only 7 catches last season, has yet to prove himself.B.C.FAN wrote:I still haven't heard how the Lions plan to replace Nick Moore at the featured ranger position. Korey Williams would be the most likely candidate but I would like to see the Lions give Shawn Gore a bigger role in the offence. I liked how he got open regularly and turned upfield after the catch in 2011 before losing his inside spot to Arland Bruce, and later Courtney Taylor.
That sounds like a 2 year extension and some media have been calling it that.....but his contract has only been extended 1 year.TheLionKing wrote:It's 1 year plus an option.
It was the 1st thing that came to my mind as well. That said it will at least end (for now) speculation Harris wants to play in Winnipeg or elsewhere in 2015. Also, LU mentioned his new deal is north of of what Cornish is making which I find is remarkable. That's somewhere at or above $200,000 which makes Harris 2nd to only Lulay in size of contracts.Shi Zi Mi wrote: That sounds like a 2 year extension and some media have been calling it that.....but his contract has only been extended 1 year.
Methinks this is a little mis-direction from the club to make this a more significant event than it actually is.
Also, they're really pumping up the "move to Vancouver" "this is now my home" aspect.
I now wonder if this was a ploy to eat at Cornish, and it could well do so. Good tactic on Wally's part if that is the intention, because at worst it would call Cornish to attempt to restructure his for more, which hurts the Stamps SMS cap limit, but best of all, Cornish will question whether he is really second best until he gets that contract restructured.SammyGreene wrote:It was the 1st thing that came to my mind as well. That said it will at least end (for now) speculation Harris wants to play in Winnipeg or elsewhere in 2015. Also, LU mentioned his new deal is north of of what Cornish is making which I find is remarkable. That's somewhere at or above $200,000 which makes Harris 2nd to only Lulay in size of contracts.Shi Zi Mi wrote: That sounds like a 2 year extension and some media have been calling it that.....but his contract has only been extended 1 year.
Methinks this is a little mis-direction from the club to make this a more significant event than it actually is.
Also, they're really pumping up the "move to Vancouver" "this is now my home" aspect.
LU wasn't kidding when he said Wally doesn't pinch his pennies when it comes to compensating his key core players.
Given it's been a rather uneventful off-season. This was a very important signing for the franchise.
A savvy Wally at his best. Likely dropped a huge hint to LU it is more than Cornish is making.Rammer wrote:I now wonder if this was a ploy to eat at Cornish, and it could well do so. Good tactic on Wally's part if that is the intention, because at worst it would call Cornish to attempt to restructure his for more, which hurts the Stamps SMS cap limit, but best of all, Cornish will question whether he is really second best until he gets that contract restructured.SammyGreene wrote:It was the 1st thing that came to my mind as well. That said it will at least end (for now) speculation Harris wants to play in Winnipeg or elsewhere in 2015. Also, LU mentioned his new deal is north of of what Cornish is making which I find is remarkable. That's somewhere at or above $200,000 which makes Harris 2nd to only Lulay in size of contracts.Shi Zi Mi wrote: That sounds like a 2 year extension and some media have been calling it that.....but his contract has only been extended 1 year.
Methinks this is a little mis-direction from the club to make this a more significant event than it actually is.
Also, they're really pumping up the "move to Vancouver" "this is now my home" aspect.
LU wasn't kidding when he said Wally doesn't pinch his pennies when it comes to compensating his key core players.
Given it's been a rather uneventful off-season. This was a very important signing for the franchise.
Though general manager Wally Buono wouldn’t confirm nor deny terms of the extension, it is believed Harris has for now overtaken Cornish, the CFL’s most outstanding player and Lou Marsh Award winner, with his new deal.
“[Harris] is in the upper echelon of offensive players,” said Buono, who still has enough extension funds to soon wrap up deals for import veterans Ryan Phillips and Chris Wilson.
I absolutely agree with Wally that "Harris is in the upper echelon of offensive players."SammyGreene wrote:Though general manager Wally Buono wouldn’t confirm nor deny terms of the extension, it is believed Harris has for now overtaken Cornish, the CFL’s most outstanding player and Lou Marsh Award winner, with his new deal.
“[Harris] is in the upper echelon of offensive players,” said Buono, who still has enough extension funds to soon wrap up deals for import veterans Ryan Phillips and Chris Wilson.
Andrew Harris gets extension from B.C. Lions"Smart as I was, I wanted to make a safety out of him," said Buono, now the Lions' GM and vice-president of operations. "I think it just shows you the kind of athlete Andrew is. Football has never been too big for him. It's just finding a place for him."