Lions release DT Damon 'Snacks' Harrison

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Detroit Lions reportedly releasing veteran DT Snacks Harrison

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This new thread is a continuation of the following thread:

Lions sign DT Damon 'Snacks' Harrison to 1 yr contract ext.

detroit-lions-forum.proboards.com/thread/341/lions-damon-snacks-harrison-contract

This news isn't remotely close to shocking. It's not even surprising, ( at least on this end ) once Damon 'Snacks' Harrison mentioned after the season that he was considering retirement because his body wasn't right.

Damon Harrison turned 31 back in November, 2019. The older a player gets, the more likely it will be longer and more difficult for him to recover from injuries. It's hard to question the decision to release Harrison. Because the Lions are doing it well before the start of the FA period, Harrison will have a head start to shop his services. It gives him a better chance of getting a contract that will satisfy him and being in the situation of his choice. I wish him well.

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Definitely not questioning this decision. I surely appreciated and enjoyed Damon ‘Snacks’ Harrison’s efforts during the 2018 NLF season; not so much last season. The drop off was huge.
Sure...he MAY return to that level; but I’m good with the decision AND the freeing up of $6 million in salary cap.


Joe

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Joe, tying in with what you mentioned, it looks like there are going to be plenty of options between Free Agency and the Draft for the Lions in the Interior Defensive Line. This is a position unit that will need to be addressed at least 3 times in the coming days, weeks, and/ or months.

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Snacks Harrison bids farewell to Detroit, says departure is ‘mutual’

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It's very good to see Damon 'Snacks' Harrison leave the Lions with class. It looks like both parties handled the situation with Harrison well. That can only help the Lions moving forward.

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Why the Lions cut Snacks Harrison just 6 months after giving him a new deal

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The bottom line is that Bob Quinn and likely Matt Patricia believe that the Lions can get more out of the $ 6 million of salary cap space saved by the release of Damon 'Shacks' Harrison than Snacks remaining on the Lions roster for the 2020 season.

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'Snacks' Harrison said the Lions weren't a good fit for him so 'I had to move on'


Damon Harrison provides some clarity on his release from the Detroit Lions 58 comments “The extension wasn’t what y’all think it was.”

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It's best for both parties to move on. Even though the Lions have to address the DT position unit at least 3 times this off-season, the Lions have plenty of external options in the Defensive Line interior.

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Snacks Harrison says he never wanted to go to Detroit, ducked Bob Quinn’s call

Damon Harrison says he was “hell-bent on getting out of” Detroit


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There's no question the Lions had to move on from Snacks Harrison.

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Former Lions defensive tackle Snacks Harrison wants to play in 2020
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I have plenty of doubts that Snacks Harrison can get back to his 2018 season level. That much more with him not having a training camp in 2020.