Chris Harris (American football)
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| Carolina Panthers — No. 43 | |
| Safety | |
| Date of birth: August 6, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 206 lb (93 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the Chicago Bears | |
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| College: UL Monroe | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 181 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Chris Harris (born August 6, 1982 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was selected with the seventh pick of the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Louisiana at Monroe by the Chicago Bears. As a rookie Harris won the starting role for the free safety position over Mike Green early in the season.
Chris Harris is known as a hard hitting safety and has shown a propensity for drawing personal foul penalties for some of his hits.
In the 2006 preseason, Harris made a statement to a fan, Bryan Lange, that if the Bears made the Super Bowl he would give him a ticket. In January, his statement caused a minor controversy when the Bears did in fact qualify for Super Bowl XLI. Lange stood outside of Bears team headquarters demanding a ticket, holding a sign saying "Chris Harris, you promised." Harris claimed that he was joking and would not be able to fulfill the request due to family ticket obligations. Ticket brokerage firm sitclose.com later gave Lange a ticket, quieting the controversy.[1]Harris was traded to the Carolina Panthers on August 2, 2007 for a 2008 5th round draft pick. Harris started 15 games in 2007 with finishing with 101 tackles with 8 forced fumbles leading the NFL and having a Carolina Panther record. In 2008, the Panthers rewarded Harris with a 4 year contract extension.
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