Steven Harris (defensive tackle)

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

Early life

Harris was born in Homestead, Florida in 1984.^[1] He attended Coral Gables Senior 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.
↑ ^a ^b GatorZone.com, Football History, 2006 Roster, Steven Harris Template:Webarchive. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Template:Webarchive, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 98, 103, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Steven Harris Template:Category handler^{[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped}]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Retrieved March 17, 2011.

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