Chris Harris (safety)
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 6, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Little Rock (AR) J. A. Fair | ||||||||||
| College: | Louisiana-Monroe | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 181 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 439 |
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| Interceptions: | 16 |
| Passes deflected: | 32 |
| Forced fumbles: | 13 |
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Chris Harris (born August 6, 1982) is an American football coach and former safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Harris, nicknamed "Hitman", played college football for the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
In his playing career, Harris was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
While playing in the NFL, Harris was noted to be one of the more prolific and popular users of Twitter and other social media.
Harris attended college at Louisiana-Monroe. After redshirting the 2000 season, he was a four-year starter from 2001–2004.
As a rookie Harris won the starting role for the free safety position over Mike Green early in the season.
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 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. Harris intercepted a pass from Colts quarterback Peyton Manning in the first quarter of the game; however, the Bears would go on to lose the game 29-17.
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