John Harris (wide receiver)

John Harris
Personal information
Born:	November 11, 1991 (age 32); Dallas, Texas
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:	Garland (TX) Naaman Forest
College:	Texas
Position:	Wide receiver / Slotback
Undrafted:	2015
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (2015); Atlanta Falcons (2015); Brooklyn Bolts (2015); Ottawa Redblacks (2016); Edmonton Eskimos (2017)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Grey Cup champion (2016); 2012 Alamo Bowl champion; 2011 Holiday Bowl champion;
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

John Harris (born November 11, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Texas. He has been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Brooklyn Bolts (FXFL), Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) and Edmonton Eskimos (CFL).

College career[edit]

Harris redshirted his first year with the Texas Longhorns. In 2011 and 2012, he suffered through a series of injuries which limited his play time. In 2014, Harris had a breakout final season with Texas, and was their leading receiver with more than 1,000 receiving yards.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Professional career[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Harris signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.^[4]

Harris signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 25, 2016.^[5] Harris spent most of the 2016 season on the Redblacks practice roster, before playing in the final game of the regular season, catching 3 passes for 28 yards. He was released by the Redblacks on May 1, 2017 as they trimmed their roster down to 75 players.^[6] On May 11, 2017 Harris signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, ahead of the team's training camp.^[7]

References[edit]

^ Shawn Clynch, KVUE (August 27, 2014). "John Harris proving his worth as a Longhorns receiver". KVUE.
^ "Carlton: How John Harris went from afterthought under former coach Mack Brown to UT's most productive WR in 2014". dallasnews.com.
^ Wescott Eberts (November 7, 2014). "Texas WR John Harris breaks out during big-time senior season". Burnt Orange Nation.
^ "Texas Longhorns Athletics – Harris signs as free agent with Philadelphia". Texassports.com. May 3, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "Ex-NCAA star receiver Harris gets shot with Redblacks". Ottawa Citizen. May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
^ "Transactions | May 1, 2017". Ottawa REDBLACKS. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
^ "Edmonton Eskimos announce 22 new additions ahead of training camp". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

External links[edit]

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[1] Shawn Clynch, KVUE (August 27, 2014). "John Harris proving his worth as a Longhorns receiver". KVUE.

[2] "Carlton: How John Harris went from afterthought under former coach Mack Brown to UT's most productive WR in 2014". dallasnews.com.

[3] Wescott Eberts (November 7, 2014). "Texas WR John Harris breaks out during big-time senior season". Burnt Orange Nation.

[4] "Texas Longhorns Athletics – Harris signs as free agent with Philadelphia". Texassports.com. May 3, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

[5] "Ex-NCAA star receiver Harris gets shot with Redblacks". Ottawa Citizen. May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2017.

[6] "Transactions | May 1, 2017". Ottawa REDBLACKS. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.

[7] "Edmonton Eskimos announce 22 new additions ahead of training camp". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

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