Bears Add Returner Dwayne Harris to Practice Squad, Release DT Terry Beckner

The Chicago Bears have made a practice squad addition to help bolster their punt return efforts.

by
Aalap Desai
October 27, 2020

The Chicago Bears made a roster transaction on Tuesday evening when they announced the signing of receiver/return specialist Dwayne Harris to the practice squad. In a corresponding move, the team released defensive tackle, Terry Beckner.

We have signed receiver/return specialist Dwayne Harris to our practice squad & released DT Terry Beckner.@Hyundai | #DaBears
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 27, 2020

Harris, 33, is a nine-year veteran in the league. He has spent time with three different teams: Cowboys (four years), Giants (three years), and Raiders (two years).

Here’s a look at Harris’s career stats as a returner:

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd	AV
2011	24	DAL		17	7	0	15	80	0	14	5.3	8	231	0	51	28.9	311	0
2012	25	DAL		17	16	0	22	354	1	78	16.1	11	210	0	29	19.1	786	3
2013	26	DAL		17	13	3	20	256	1	86	12.8	28	857	0	90	30.6	1199	2
2014	27	DAL		17	16	0	30	275	0	38	9.2	30	742	0	42	24.7	1140	1
2015	28	NYG	wr	17	15	6	34	341	1	80	10.0	22	631	1	100	28.7	1380	6
2016*	29	NYG		17	16	1	29	170	0	17	5.9	22	533	0	46	24.2	716	0
2017	30	NYG		17	5	0	7	48	0	17	6.9	9	188	0	30	20.9	236	0
2018	31	OAK		17	15	1	20	281	1	99	14.1	29	663	0	34	22.9	996	1
2019	32	OAK		17	3	0	3	20	0	11	6.7	4	149	0	72	37.3	176	0
Career					106	11	180	1825	4	99	10.1	163	4204	1	100	25.8	6940	13
4 yrs		DAL			52	3	87	965	2	86	11.1	77	2040	0	90	26.5	3436	6
3 yrs		NYG			36	7	70	559	1	80	8.0	53	1352	1	100	25.5	2332	6
2 yrs		OAK			18	1	23	301	1	99	13.1	33	812	0	72	24.6	1172	1

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 10/27/2020.

The Bears will likely look to Harris for a boost in the punt return game after Ted Ginn Jr.’s lackluster performance against the Rams in Week 7.

The move is unsurprising, as the Bears have been looking to replace production at the position after losing Tarik Cohen for the season due to a knee injury in Week 3.