Al Harris
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| Al Harris | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 7, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Pompano Beach, Florida |
| Position(s) | CB |
| College | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| NFL Draft | 1997 / Round 6 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1997 1998-2002 2003–Present |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Green Bay Packers |
Alshinard Harris (born December 7, 1974 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.
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[edit] College
Al spent two seasons (1993-94) at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. He then transferred to Texas A&M-Kingsville where he was a two-year starter and letterman (1995-96). Al was a first-team All-Lone Star Conference pick in 1996. He then went on to be expelled for illegal drug use and he was signed with the eagles five years later.
[edit] NFL
After attending Trinity Valley Community College and Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Harris was chosen in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft with the 169th pick overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He failed to make the team's regular season roster and instead spent the year on the practice squad.
After being waived by Tampa Bay before the following season, Harris was claimed by the Philadelphia Eagles, for whom he became an immediate contributor. He started seven games and played in all 16 during the 1998 season. Over the ensuing four season, Harris settled into his role as the team's nickelback and occasional starter at cornerback.
Following the 2002 season, Green Bay acquired Harris and a fourth round choice in that year's draft in exchange for the Packers' second round selection. Harris went on to start all 32 regular season games over the next two seasons for Green Bay, where he became a solid mainstay of the secondary.
In his eight-year career, Harris has played in 128 regular season games and recorded 316 tackles, 14 interceptions, 88 passes defensed, and one forced fumble. He has also scored two touchdowns. One of those was a memorable NFC Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks in Green Bay, where after an overtime coin toss, Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck called, We want the ball, and we’re going to score.” After each side went three-and-out, Harris intercepted Hasselback's pass and scored, knocking Seattle out of the playoffs.
Al Harris has been mired in controversy this past year as his play has declined and the Packers are NFL worst in pass defense. Mike McCarthy recently said that his play needs to be more consistant.
[edit] Trivia
- Harris has not missed a game since the 1998 NFL season. Furthermore, He has played in over 120 consecutive games.
- During the 2005 NFL season, Harris broke the Packers' passes defensed record, previously held by Doug Evans.
- Harris recorded the most defensive snaps for the Packers in 2005.
- Harris needs only one more interception return for a touchdown to tie the Green Bay Packers team record with four.
