Steven Harris (defensive tackle)

Steven Harris
No. 68
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	August 14, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth:	Homestead, Florida
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Career information
High school:	Coral Gables (FL)
College:	Florida
Undrafted:	2007
Career history
	Denver Broncos (2007–2008);
Career highlights and awards
	SEC Championship (2006); BCS National Championship (2007);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at PFR

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

Early years

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

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]

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.

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Steven Harris. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GatorZone.com, Football History, 2006 Roster, Steven Harris. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 98, 103, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Steven Harris. Retrieved March 17, 2011.

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