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Former Illinois State player Davontae Harris finds home with Denver Broncos

Davontae Harris was out of work so briefly, he didn’t have a chance to lose any sleep over it.

“I remember getting a call from them at 2 o’clock, and I was on a flight by 6,” Harris said of the rapid-fire chain of events that led to the former Illinois State cornerback joining the Denver Broncos.

When the Cincinnati Bengals released Harris on Aug. 31, Denver zoomed in to pick up a player that would become a key member of the Broncos’ defense.

“They said ‘we don’t know an extreme amount about you, but we need a corner.