Al Harris
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| Green Bay Packers — No. 31 | |
| Cornerback | |
| Date of birth: December 7, 1974 | |
| Place of birth: Pompano Beach, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 188 lb (85 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 1998 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career history | |
| College: Texas A&M-Kingsville | |
| NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 6 / Pick: 169 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Alshinard Harris (born December 7, 1974 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is an American football cornerback who plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Harris is known throughout the league for his physical, bump-and-run coverage style.[1]
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[edit] Education
Attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida.
[edit] College Career
Al spent two seasons (1993-94) at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas where he was a member of the 1994 national championship team. 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.
[edit] Professional Career
[edit] Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Harris was chosen in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft with the 169th pick overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
While in Tampa, Harris failed to make the team's regular season roster and was waived on August 24th, 1997. Two days later he was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad and remained for his entire rookie season. [2]
His practice squad contract expired after the 1997 season, but he was resigned by Tampa Bay on January 22nd, 1998. Harris was released again on August 30th, 1998 a day before the final roster reduction of training camp. [3]
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
After being waived by Tampa Bay the day before, Harris was claimed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 31st, 1998. He became an immediate contributor. Harris made his NFL debut a week later against the Seattle Seahawks as the starting right cornerback in place of injured Bobby Taylor. He started seven games and played in all 16 during the 1998 season. [4]
Over the ensuing four seasons, Harris settled into his role as the team's nickelback and occasional starter at cornerback.
On November 6th, 2000, Harris signed a 5-year contract extension through 2004 with the Eagles. [5]
[edit] Green Bay Packers
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 overtime of the Wild Card round of the 2004 NFL playoffs, Harris intercepted Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Matt Hasselback and ran the ball back 52 yards for the winning touchdown.
In 2005, Harris only allowed 1 touchdown in coverage (The Packers had the #1 Pass defense in the NFL, And Harris finished the season with 3 sacks, 10 pass deflections, and 3 interceptions (1 for touchdown in a 52-3 win over the New Orleans Saints.)
In 2006, Harris only allowed 1 1/2 touchdowns in coverage. One was on a slant route by Rams Wide Receiver Torry Holt. The half was a busted coverage against Bills Wide Receiver Lee Evans. Harris finished the season with 3 Interceptions and 14 Pass Deflections.
On February 13, 2007 it was announced that Harris signed a two-year contract extension with the Packers. The deal is an add-on to the five-year, $18.7 million extension that Harris signed in 2004, a contract that included about $7 million in guarantees. That extension still has three seasons remaining on it, through 2009. Financial details of the new extension were not yet available, but Harris told the Wisconsin State Journal that it includes two roster bonuses totaling $4.5 million, along with some Pro Bowl incentives.[6] As of week 14 (in 2007-2008 season), he has had 2 interceptions; one in Week 13's game against the Dallas Cowboys, and the second coming from an interception on the Oakland Raiders in Week 14.
Al Harris will be in the 2008 Pro Bowl, along with teammates Chad Clifton, Donald Driver, and Aaron Kampman, as well as head coach Mike McCarthy. Brett Favre was scheduled to be in the Pro Bowl, but he has been replaced by Jeff Garcia. [7]
[edit] NFL Statistics
| Year | Team | G | TTkl | Ast | Sacks | Int | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD | PD | FF | FR |
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| 1997 | Tampa Bay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 151 | ? | 84 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ? | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 56t | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 22t | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 160 | 286 | 29 | 3 | 19 | 378 | - | 84 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 0 | |
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ JS Online: Defensive backs hold the line
- ^ Al Harris Bio. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ Al Harris Bio. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ Al Harris Bio. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ Al Harris Bio. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ Pasquarelli, Len. Packers add on to Harris existing multiyear deal. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
- ^ ESPN - Garcia, Schobel, Dockett, Cole, Albright added as injury replacements - NFL
