Packers releasing Al Harris

[Packers4Ever]

He would have looked terrible in purple.

i would have hated to have to hate him.

There's no way we could have even begun to hate Al,
I just hope the Dolphins realize what a Gem they have !!

[Fritz]

He would have looked terrible in purple.

i would have hated to have to hate him.

There's no way we could have even begun to hate Al,
I just hope the Dolphins realize what a Gem they have !!

Given the nature of football and fandom, that will primarily depend on how well he plays.

[Packers4Ever]

From jso article:

"Harris essentially was in a three-week tryout, but was not deemed good enough to warrant playing time by the Packers. It wouldn't make sense for Green Bay to put him on injured reserve and have to pay his salary. His best bet is to try to hook on with another team. No one will pick him up on waivers because his $2 million-plus salary is too high. More than likely, he will have to hook on with another team at a near minimum salary."

If no one is going to touch him at his salary and he will have to sign with someone at near minimum, why not Green Bay. I can't believe there isn't someone on the roster that is doing little more than taking up space that couldn't be released to make room for Al.

Now who could you possibly mean by that ???

[Guiness]

I believe I read that teams cannot have Al undergo a physical examination until he is a free agent. That may be the reason. Certainly the fact that the Packers would release him has to have teams wondering what he has left. The thing people have to remember is that just because Al had been deemed 100% ready to play doesn't mean he's the same player he was before the injury.

If that is the case then it makes a LOT of sense. There have been other cases of release vets that clear waivers where I have wondered how teams with a clear need passed. In the case of having no film of a recovering player, this would explain a lot.

Can't bring him in for a physical before claiming him?

I wonder what the reason for that rule is? Certainly explains teams reluctance to claim guys like Harris and Merriman though.

[Guiness]

From the article

A Pompano Beach, Fla., resident, Harris made the decision due to wanting to play in the AFC as well as geographical reasons.

I wonder why he wanted to play in the AFC? I can see him wanting to be in Florida, because that's where he lives, but want to be in the AFC? Odd.

[gbgary]

From the article

A Pompano Beach, Fla., resident, Harris made the decision due to wanting to play in the AFC as well as geographical reasons.

I wonder why he wanted to play in the AFC? I can see him wanting to be in Florida, because that's where he lives, but want to be in the AFC? Odd.

maybe because there's less chance of playing the Packers...not wanting to go there looking for a fight like some others we know.