Corey Alan Harris (born November 28, 1976) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

who played five seasons in the

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(NFL) with the

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and

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea ...

. He first enrolled at

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before transferring to the

University of North Alabama The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a public university in Florence, Alabama. It is the state's oldest public university. Occupying a campus in a residential section of Florence, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes ...

. He attended Northside High School in

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. Harris was also a member of the

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Early years

Harris played

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for the Northside High School Eagles, earning all-state honors. He also competed in

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

for the Eagles, becoming state champion and garnering all-state recognition.

College career

Harris first played

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for

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from 1995 to 1996. He also wrestled for the Bulldogs. He then played for the

North Alabama Lions The North Alabama Lions are the athletic teams of the University of North Alabama, located in Florence, Alabama. The Lions are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and compete within the ASUN Conference. ...

from 1997 to 1998. Harris became a member of the

Phi Beta Sigma Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. () is a historically African American fraternity. It was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students with nine other Howard students as char ...

fraternity as a founding charter member of the Beta Beta Alpha Chapter that was started at the University of North Alabama on December 2, 1998.

Professional career

Harris played in six games, starting one, for the NFL's

from 1999 to 2000. He was allocated to

on February 19, 2001 and played for the

during the 2001 season. He was released by the Saints on May 21, 2001. Harris was signed by the

of the NFL on July 16, 2001. He appeared in 21 games for the Chiefs from 2001 to 2003.

Coaching career

Harris has held various coaching positions in football, wrestling and

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

at several high schools. Including teaching at many of these schools a well.

Personal life

Harris has worked as a teacher at various high schools.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Corey 1976 births Living people Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida American football defensive backs The Citadel Bulldogs football players The Citadel Bulldogs wrestlers North Alabama Lions football players New Orleans Saints players Rhein Fire players Kansas City Chiefs players High school football coaches in Georgia (U.S. state)