ALAMEDA – NFL teams take charter flights to and from away games. They come in a day or two early, play in a hostile environment and immediately head back to the airport and on home.
Safety Erik Harris had a separate itinerary following Sunday night’s 28-20 loss to the host Miami Dolphins. He flew commercial from South Florida to Houston and back to New Orleans to be with his wife Theresa for the birth of their fourth child.
Those events don’t follow a schedule. Kids come on their own time, so Harris kept fingers crossed that he would be able to play the Dolphins and be present when his son entered the world.