Najee Harris is trying to get his NFL career back on track, and the next stop on that road brought him to the New York Giants.
According to ESPN, the former Alabama star visited with the Giants on Monday. Adam Schefter reported, “Free-agent RB Najee Harris is visiting today with the New York Giants.”
Harris spent last season on a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers, but his year was cut short just three weeks in when he suffered a torn Achilles. He finished with 15 carries for 61 yards in his brief stint with the Chargers.
Before that, Harris built a sturdy early resume with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In each of his first four NFL seasons, he topped 1,000 rushing yards, and he piled up 28 rushing touchdowns during his time in the AFC North.
Long before the NFL, though, Harris put together a huge run at Alabama. A five-star recruit when he arrived, he kept taking on more responsibility each season and reached his peak in 2020 with one of the best campaigns an Alabama running back has ever put together.
That year, Harris ran for 1,466 yards and 26 touchdowns, added 43 catches for 425 receiving yards and four receiving scores, and won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back. He also helped Alabama finish an undefeated season with a national championship.
By the time he left Tuscaloosa, Harris had become the Crimson Tide’s all-time leading rusher with 3,843 yards and the program’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns with 46.
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