The Atlanta Falcons have only two safeties under contract at the moment, so they figured to use free agency to add potential starters and depth to the position. They’re getting started with former Raiders, Saints, and CFL safety Erik Harris.
That report comes from plugged-in Raiders beat writer Vic Tafur, and we’ll see how quickly we get the team announcement and the terms.
Harris, 30, joins with a decent shot at starting this year, given the state of the position and his track record. He was a 12 game starter for the Raiders last year at free safety, allowing 58% of the 31 targets sent his way to be completed for 418 yards and 2 touchdowns, managing 5 pass deflections, a forced fumble, and one pressure.