Demone Harris

Harris at Caserma Ederle in 2019
No. 91 –Atlanta Falcons
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1995-12-30)December 30, 1995 (age 29) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bishop Timon – St. Jude
College:	Buffalo (2013–2017)
Undrafted:	2018
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018–2019) Baltimore Ravens (2019)* Kansas City Chiefs (2019–2021) Houston Texans (2021–2022) Atlanta Falcons (2023–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LIV) Second-team All-MAC (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles: 22 Pass deflections: 2 Stats atPro Football Reference

Demone Harris (born December 30, 1995) is an American professionalfootballlinebacker for theAtlanta Falcons of theNational Football League (NFL). Harris playedcollege football atBuffalo.

Harris attendedBishop Timon – St. Jude High School inBuffalo where he focused onbasketball and did not play football until his junior year.^[1] Harris attended theUniversity at Buffalo where hewalked on to thefootball team andredshirted as a freshman.^[2] As a redshirt junior in 2017, he was nominated for theBurlsworth Trophy and named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team.^[2][3]

Harris was signed by theTampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.^[5] He was waived on September 1 and was signed to thepractice squad the next day.^[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 10^[8] and made his NFL debut on October 14, playing fourspecial teams snaps against theAtlanta Falcons.^[9] He was waived on November 16 and re-signed to the practice squad.^[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on December 31, 2018.^[11]

On October 5, 2019, Harris was waived by the Buccaneers and re-signed to the practice squad.^[12] He was released on October 15.^[13]

On October 22, 2019, Harris was signed to theBaltimore Ravens practice squad following an injury to Ravens linebackerPernell McPhee.^[14]

On November 21, 2019, Harris was signed by theKansas City Chiefs off the Ravens practice squad.^[15] Harris played his first game for the Chiefs on December 8 atGillette Stadium and recorded his first career tackle in the same game againstRex Burkhead of theNew England Patriots.^[9][16] On February 2, 2020, Harris and the Chiefs wonSuper Bowl LIV 31–20 against theSan Francisco 49ers.^[17] He was waived by the Chiefs on November 10,^[18] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.^[19] Harris appeared in one game in the2020 season, recording three tackles ofMelvin Gordon in a blowout win over theDenver Broncos on October 25, 2020.^[20][21]

On February 9, 2021, Harris re-signed with the Chiefs.^[22] He was waived on August 31, 2021.^[23] He was signed to the practice squad the following day.^[24] He was elevated to the Chiefs' active roster via standard elevation on October 9, 2021.^[25] As part of standard elevation rules, he automatically reverted back to the practice squad after the game. He was elevated again the following week also via standard elevation on October 16, 2021.^[26] He was released on October 25, 2021.

On November 10, 2021, Harris was signed to theHouston Texans practice squad.^[27] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 11, 2022.^[28]

On August 30, 2022, Harris was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day.^[29][30] He was promoted to the active roster on September 10, 2022.^[31] He was waived on November 2 and re-signed to the practice squad.^[32] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2023.^[33]

On August 2, 2023, Harris was released by the Texans, and announced his retirement from the NFL.^[34]

On August 15, 2023, Harris came out of retirement to sign with theAtlanta Falcons.^[35] He was waived on August 29, 2023.^[36] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 18, 2023.^[37] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 10, 2024.^[38]

Harris was released by the Falcons on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.^[39][40] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29.^[41]

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