Status Active Name Erik Harris Weight 225 lb (102 kg) | Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) CFL status International Positions Defensive back | |
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Date of birth (1990-04-02) April 2, 1990 (age 25) College California Vulcans football Profiles | ||
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Erik Harris (born April 2, 1990) is an American football strong safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California University of Pennsylvania. He has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the New Orleans Saints. Harris is known for playing many positions, including free and strong safety, halfback (which has an entirely different meaning than the American football halfback), cornerback, weakside linebacker and strong-side linebacker.
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- Road to the pro s erik harris
- Erik harris 41 2014 defense off td
- Early life and college
- Professional career
- Hamilton Tiger Cats
- New Orleans Saints
- Oakland Raiders
- Personal life
- References
Erik harris 41 2014 defense off td
Early life and college
Harris was born in Los Angeles, California. When Harris was two months old, his parents separated and he moved to Baltimore with his mother. Harris and his mother moved to Pennsylvania when he was in the fifth grade. He attended New Oxford High School in New Oxford, Pennsylvania.
He attended California University of Pennsylvania, playing safety for the Division II California Vulcans football team. In four college seasons, he made 231 tackles on defense. He was a First Team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (All-PSAC) selection in 2010. He was a Second Team All-PSAC selection in 2011.
Professional career
Harris was rated the 90th best strong safety in the 2012 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Harris was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 11, 2013. He played in 45 games for Hamilton, making 79 defensive tackles and 27 special teams tackles. He caught a touchdown on offense and recorded three interceptions.
New Orleans Saints
Harris signed a reserve/future contract with the New Orleans Saints on February 2, 2016. Upon signing with the Saints, he was reunited with his former Tiger-Cats teammate Delvin Breaux. Joel Erickson of The Advocate noted that Harris was a CFL linebacker but that he had the ability to play as an NFL defensive back. After former Saints safety Rafael Bush signed with the Detroit Lions, New Orleans announced that Harris would play safety. He tore his ACL in a practice on October 10, 2016, then was placed on the injured reserve list October 13. He was waived by the Saints on September 2, 2017.
Oakland Raiders
Harris signed with the Oakland Raiders on September 5, 2017.
Personal life
Harris is married; his twin sons, Isaiah and Elijah, were born in the summer of 2013.