Napoleon Harris
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| Kansas City Chiefs — No. 50 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: February 25, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Harvey, Illinois | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 253 lb (115 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2002 for the Oakland Raiders | |
| Career history | |
| College: Northwestern | |
| NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 | |
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Napoleon Harris nicknamed Napo (born February 25, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football middle linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
Harris was the 23rd overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, and was traded from the Oakland Raiders to the Minnesota Vikings along with a 2005 first round draft pick for wide receiver Randy Moss.
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[edit] High school career
Harris attended Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois and lettered in football and basketball. In football, he posted 23 sacks, 98 tackles, two fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumbles, two safeties, and one interception and was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Star Publications, Daily Southern, and the Hammond Times. Napoleon also averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds on the #1 basketball team in the country. Harris was a football and basketball teammate of current Washington Redskins wide receiver Antwaan Randle El.
[edit] College career
He played both football and basketball (one year) at Northwestern. His complete college career ranked 11th on Northwestern's all-time tackles list with 334. All-Big Ten Conference as a senior after starting all 11 games at defensive end after moving from outside linebacker and ranked fourth on team in tackles with 78.
[edit] Pro career
Harris was drafted in the first round of the 2002 draft by the Oakland Raiders, the 23rd overall pick. That year he started 13 of 16 regular-season games and all three playoff games for the Super Bowl XXXVII runner-up Oakland Raiders and was named to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team. The next year he was acquired by Minnesota as part of blockbuster Randy Moss trade to Oakland along with the 7th overall pick and a 7th-round pick in the 2005 Draft.
Despite being traded for one of the premier players in the National Football League, Napoleon Harris did not immediately live up to his potential in the following season with the Minnesota Vikings. In his first season with the Vikings, he was hampered with a lingering knee injury in which he saw limited playing time. However in the second season he finished second on the team with 96 tackles 3 interceptions, 3.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries in 14 games according to the Minnesota Vikings team statistics.
On March 6, 2007, Harris agreed to a six-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. Harris previously visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before meeting with Kansas City.[1][2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Teicher, Adam. Chiefs agree to terms with free-agent LB Harris The Kansas City Star, 6 March 2007.
- ^ Chiefs agree to terms with UFA LB Napoleon Harris KCChiefs.com, 6 March 2007.
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