Steven Harris (defensive tackle)

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Steven Harris
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1984-08-14) August 14, 1984 (age 40)
Homestead, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: Coral Gables (FL)
College: Florida
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:5
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Steven Harris (born August 14, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for one season with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) in 2007. Harris played college football for the Florida Gators, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. Thereafter, he played in the NFL for the Broncos.

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Early life

Harris was born in Homestead, Florida in 1984. [1] He attended Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables, Florida, where he played high school football for the Coral Gables Cavaliers. [2]

College career

Harris accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a defensive lineman for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2003 to 2006. [3] He was a starting defensive tackle for the 2006 Gators team that defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 41–14, in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. [2] As a senior in 2006, Harris was the recipient of the Gators' James W. Kynes Award, recognizing the lineman who "best exemplified mental and physical toughness and iron-man determination." [3]

Professional career

Harris was signed by the NFL's Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2007, and played in four regular season games for the Broncos during 2007. [4] On August 31, 2008, Harris was signed to the Broncos practice squad; he was released on October 21 to make room for running back P. J. Pope.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Steven Harris. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  2. 1 2 GatorZone.com, Football History, 2006 Roster, Steven Harris Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  3. 1 2 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 98, 103, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Steven Harris [usurped] . Retrieved March 17, 2011.

Bibliography

  • Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN   0-7948-2298-3.
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