{"id":559,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/559","headline":"NFL clears defensive tackle Zxavian Harris to sign as a free agent","dek":"The league reversed course on the former Ole Miss star's eligibility, while fellow player Da'Quan Wright is still waiting to hear about his own status.","body":"The NFL has ruled that defensive tackle Zxavian Harris is eligible to sign with teams as a free agent, reversing its earlier position on the matter.\n\nHarris, a former Ole Miss standout who had drawn interest from LSU, had been stuck in limbo over his eligibility status. That holdup appears to be over now that the league has cleared him, opening the door for him to join a roster and get back on the field.\n\nNot everyone is seeing the same relief. Da'Quan Wright, who has been dealing with a similar eligibility question, is still waiting for word from the league on whether his situation will be resolved the same way.\n\nNo timeline has been given for when Harris might sign with a team, but with the eligibility question settled, his path back to the NFL is officially open.","published_at":"2026-10-13T23:18:46.370532+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"NFL rules former Ole Miss star, LSU target Zxavian Harris now eligible to join league as free agent","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-rules-former-lsu-target-zxavian-harris-eligible-daquan-wright/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL rules DT Zxavian Harris is eligible to sign with teams as a free agent","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-rules-dt-zxavian-harris-220458852.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"NFL rules DT Zxavian Harris is eligible to sign with teams as a free agent","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-rules-dt-zxavian-harris-is-eligible-to-sign-with-teams-as-a-free-agent"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL reverses course, says Zxavian Harris is eligible to sign with team after trying to play for LSU","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/nfl-reverses-course-says-zxavian-harris-is-eligible-to-sign-with-team-after-trying-to-play-for-lsu-151240475.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL says Zxavian Harris is eligible to sign with teams this season, despite attempt to play for LSU","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-says-zxavian-harris-eligible-165605393.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Harris eligible to sign with NFL teams despite bid to play for LSU","url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50174944/zxavian-harris-eligible-sign-nfl-teams-lsu-bid"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/65e660e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F91%2F263%2Fnbc_pftpm_gambling_261010.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}