Denver Broncos CB Chris Harris Jr. Responds To Walter Thurmond’s “Top Slot Corner” Statement
By Andrew Dill
Oct 13, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. (25) before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon for the New York Giants offseason workouts, newly-signed cornerback Walter Thurmond said this: “I’m the best slot corner in the league,”. Denver Broncos slot-corner Chris Harris Jr. didn’t take that statement too serious, and replied back to Walter Thurmond via Twitter.
I almost got Thurmond career #'s my rookie year lol I'm done now
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) April 22, 2014
Thurmond would put his two-cents in to the conversation as well:
@ChrisHarrisJr and I didn't play for two years.
— Walter Thurmond III (@WaltThurm3) April 22, 2014
Then, Harris would point out the obvious:
@WaltThurm3 zero Tds from the slot
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) April 22, 2014
Philadelphia Eagles slot-corner Brandon Boykin would also have something to say:
But who is Walter Thurmond??
— Brandon Boykin (@BrandonBoykin2) April 22, 2014
Regarding Chris Harris’s rookie season compared to Thurmond’s career statistics is pretty comparable.
Chris Harris (rookie): 72 tackles, 0 sacks, 1 interception.
Walter Thurmond (career): 85 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception.