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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | January 4, 1968 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Pine Bluff (AR) | ||||||||
College: | Louisiana-Monroe | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Receptions: | 393 |
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Receiving yards: | 4,410 |
Touchdowns: | 25 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jackie Bernard Harris (born January 4, 1968) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans and the Dallas Cowboys in his twelve-year NFL career. He played college football at the University of Louisiana-Monroe.
Harris attended Dollarway High School. He accepted a scholarship from the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where he played as a wide receiver and tight end. He was a part of the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA championship team.
Harris was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft. In 1992, he became a full-time starter until the seventh game of the season and still registered 55 receptions. The next year despite missing 4 games, he tallied 42 receptions, finishing second on the team in receiving behind Sterling Sharpe for the second year in a row.
On June 22, 1994, Harris signed a 4-year, $7.6 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a restricted free agent, becoming the NFL's highest-paid tight end by annual average salary. Although the Packers had the option, they eventually decided not to match the offer.