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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 ]
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
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