After dominating the XFL over the spring, it looks like one of the league’s top performers will now get a chance to make an NFL roster.
According to a report from league insider Tom Pelissero of The NFL Network, XFL star, and former NFL player Trent Harris will get a chance to make the Denver Broncos after he was invited to the team’s rookie minicamp.
“XFL sack leader and NFL veteran pass rusher Trent Harris has had multiple teams interested and has been invited to #Broncos rookie minicamp, per source,” Pelissero said in a tweet.
XFL sack leader and NFL veteran pass rusher Trent Harris has had multiple teams interested and has been invited to #Broncos rookie minicamp, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) May 2, 2023
As the XFL season comes to a close, Harris currently leads the XFL with 9.5 sacks in nine games for the Houston Roughnecks this season.
It’s some pretty big news for Harris, and the football world had plenty to say about it on Twitter.
I absolutely love this. I really hope we see more of this in the NFL- whether its XFL of USFL, guys putting good tape out there and getting another shot
— Mac🦬 (@tha_buffalo) May 2, 2023
Another XFL stud getting a look by the Broncos. Harris played for Wade Phillips so there's a nice connect there https://t.co/Zl386Wyop2
— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) May 2, 2023
Broncos looking at the most productive pass rusher from the XFL. https://t.co/si5VRXPrsg
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) May 2, 2023
Harris played for the Houston Roughnecks, coached by Wade Phillips. When Phillips was the Texans’ defensive coordinator, he had a defensive backs coach named Vance Joseph, whose voice is now prominent on the Broncos’ staff as defensive coordinator. https://t.co/MCAHjMyit0
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) May 2, 2023
Harris played in 19 NFL games between 2019-21 (five starts), spent some late-2022 time on Las Vegas' practice squad and in the XFL has been playing under Houston Roughnecks coach Wade Phillips. https://t.co/ZzzTewaz7o
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) May 2, 2023
Carolina? Hello. 9.5 sacks. At least worth a look. https://t.co/snCynWfsTk
— Panthers On Tap (@PanthersOnTap) May 2, 2023
This won’t be Harris’ first opportunity in the NFL. was undrafted out of Miami in 2018 before ultimately signing with the New England Patriots practice squad. The following season, he had 22 tackles and 1.5 sacks for the Miami Dolphins and then he appeared in eight games for the Giants over the 2020 and 2021 campaigns.
It will be interesting to see if he’s able to make an NFL roster next season.
