FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Veteran linebacker David Harris announced his retirement Friday, a decision that closes the book on his one-year tenure with the New England Patriots. Harris will be remembered most as a player for the New York Jets -- and rightfully so -- as he played for them for 10 seasons and had his most productive years in the NFL there.
Harris' retirement will create a gross salary-cap savings of $2.125 million for the Patriots. Had Harris not retired, he was unlikely to be back with the club on the second year of the two-year, $5 million pact he had signed in June of 2017.