American football player (born 1977)
American football player
Melvin Antwan Harris (born May 29, 1977) is a former professional American football player who was a safety for six seasons for the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft .[1] He won three Super Bowls with the Patriots in 2001 , 2003 and 2004 . He is best remembered for taking a lateral from Troy Brown after a blocked field goal and running 49 yards for a touchdown in the 2001 AFC Championship game against the Pittsburgh Steelers .
In Super Bowl XXXVI , Harris made a crucial play, forcing a fumble by Rams receiver Ricky Proehl , which was recovered by teammate Terrell Buckley and returned to the Rams' 25-yard line, setting up the Patriots' only offensive touchdown of the game, a pass from Tom Brady to David Patten that brought the Patriots' lead to 14–3.
NFL career statistics [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2000 NE 14 0 10 8 2 1.0 1 1 11 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 2001 NE 11 1 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2002 NE 14 0 15 13 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 NE 13 1 20 12 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 2 52 37 15 1.0 1 1 11 0 11 3 0 1 0 0
Playoffs [ edit ] Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2001 NE 3 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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