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[Gulf of Brazil]

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Damon Harrison is in a class of his own when it comes to run defense – and Snacks takes home our annual Best Run Defender Award for the fourth year in a row.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-detroit-lions-di-damon-harrison-named-pffs-run-defender-of-the-year …

12:16 PM - 15 Jan 2019

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Dude makes this run defense so much better.

I hope A'Shawn and Hand continue to reap the benefits of playing alongside of Li'l Snacks

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

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New deal for Snacks?
Lions defensive tackle Damon Harrison recently changed agents, signing Monday with Drew Rosenhaus, and some league observers believe he wants a new contract that will pay him more in line with the top nose tackles in the NFL.

Harrison, whom the Lions acquired in a trade with the New York Giants in October, has two years left on the contract he signed in 2016. He’s scheduled to make $6.75 million in base salary for the 2019 season and $9 million in base salary for 2020.

In 10 games with the Lions this season, Harrison had 50 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He was named “Run Defender of the Year” by Pro Football Focus.

Linval Joseph of the Minnesota Vikings ($12.5 million) and Michael Brockers of the Los Angeles Rams ($11.1 million) are among the nose tackles who make more than Harrison.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

^^^^^

Keep Snacks happy and bump his base salary up by 3M per each of the 2 remaining years left. He's worth it, imo. If you don't bump up his base who is to say his play doesn't decrease. Happy Snacks = much better front 7.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Damon Harrison Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History | Over The Cap

 

[Mebert]

Got too keep him long term, he is the anchor. IfLions ever add other quality players he will be critical.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Detroit Lions DI Damon Harrison named PFF's Run Defender Of The Year
By Josh Liskiewitz • Jan 15, 2019

Damon Harrison added yet another chapter to his prolific run-stopping career, as his 93.1 run defense grade this past year makes 2018 the fourth consecutive season in which he has achieved an elite grade at the discipline.

This year he pulled a new rabbit out of his hat, as he was traded from the Giants to the Detroit Lions after Week 7 and did not skip a beat despite the new scheme and personnel around him. His 50 total run stops led all defenders regardless of position this year, and his 30 with Detroit alone (10 games) would have ranked fourth among all interior defenders over the course of the entire regular season. In addition, 17 of his solo tackles were either for no gain or for loss, tying him with Carolina’s Kawann Short for first among the league’s players at the position.

His tackling as a whole was outstanding this year, as his 60 solo tackles against the run again ranked first at his position and placed ninth among all defenders. He also missed just one tackle on the season, a remarkable feat considering only four defensive interior players with at least 20 tackles (one of them being Detroit teammate Da’Shawn Hand) did not register a single miss, and none of them notched more than 30 solo tackles in 2018.

Perhaps the most impressive part of Harrison’s season was his impact on the Lions’ complete turnaround against the run once he entered the lineup in Week 8. Through Detroit’s first six games (their bye came in Week 6) the defense had a cumulative run defense grade of just 69.0, which ranked 26th in the league, and their 81 run stops ranked 21st. Over the final 10 weeks of the regular season, the Texans led the league with a run defense grade of 91.8, just edging out Detroit (91.7), and the Lions also ranked third in run stops over that stretch.

Trading for Harrison before the in-season deadline proved a brilliant move for the Lions this year and considering his consistent track record of complete dominance against the run; the move should continue to pay dividends in 2019 and beyond.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

^^^^

Pay the MAN accordingly.