Chris Harris (American football player, 1989)

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Chris Harris Jr.
Chris Harris (cornerback) 2012.JPG
Harris 2012
Los Angeles Chargers - No. 25
Cornerback
Date of birth: June 18, 1989
Place of birth: Tulsa , Oklahoma
Height: 1.78 m Weight: 90 kg
NFL debut
2011 for the Denver Broncos
Career
College : Kansas
Not drafted in 2011
 Teams:
Current status: active
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles     518
Sacks     4.5
Defended passes     90
Interceptions     19th
Touchdowns     4th
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Christopher "Chris" Harris Jr. (born on 18th June 1989 in Tulsa , Oklahoma is) a US American football poker players on the position of the cornerbacks . He plays for the Los Angeles Chargers in the National Football League (NFL). Harris played college football for the University of Kansas . On July 27, 2011, he signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Denver Broncos.

In his first season, Harris was elected to the NFL All Rookie Team . He won in the 2015 season with the Denver Broncos to Super Bowl 50 . He is also known for his charity work through his Chris Harris Jr. Foundation , which he founded in 2012 and where he works for children in need.

Early years

Chris Harris was born in Tulsa , Oklahoma , and attended Bixby High School in Bixby, Oklahoma, where he was a member of the school football, basketball and athletics teams.

Harris received a lot of attention for his performance as a junior player in the state of Oklahoma. He scored a total of 61 tackles , four interceptions, and seven defended passes in 2006 . In his senior year of high school, he caught 23 balls for 839 yards of space.

Harris helped Bixby High School to second place in the 2005 Oklahoma National Championship and was on the Oklahoma Champions Teams in 2005 and 2006 . He was also named one of the 50 best students of the 2006 class by the Bixby Optimist Club .

For the 2020 season, Harris moved from the Denver Broncos to the Los Angeles Chargers .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Foundation - Chris Harris Jr. Official Website . Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. The Los Angeles Chargers agreed to terms with tackle Bryan Bulaga, cornerback Chris Harris Jr., defensive tackle Linval Joseph and linebacker Nick Vigil. Los Angeles Chargers, March 30, 2020, accessed April 22, 2020 (American English): "The Los Angeles Chargers today agreed to terms with tackle Bryan Bulaga, cornerback Chris Harris Jr., defensive tackle Linval Joseph and linebacker Nick Vigil."