Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2020
Did the Bears just sign their new punt returner?
Raiders returner Dwayne Harris warms up last year. The Bears signed him Monday.When the Bears signed veteran Dwayne Harris to the practice squad late Monday, it might have marked the end — or, at least, the beginning of the end — for punt returner Ted Ginn.
In nine seasons — four with the Cowboys, three with the Giants and two with the Raiders — Harris has returned 180 punts for an average of 10.1 yards. In 2018, his average of 14.1 yards over 20 returns led the NFL. He also had a 99-yard touchdown return, his only career punt-game score.
At 33, Harris is exclusively a retunrer at this point. As a receiver, he’s been targeted only eight times since the end of the 2015 season.
