John Harris (wide receiver)

John Harris (born November 11, 1991) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Texas. He has been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Brooklyn Bolts (FXFL), Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) and Edmonton Eskimos (CFL).

John Harris

No. 9
Position	Wide receiver / Slotback
Personal information
Born	(1991-11-11) November 11, 1991 (age 33) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	Garland (TX) Naaman Forest
College	Texas
NFL draft	2015: undrafted
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2015)* Atlanta Falcons (2015)* Brooklyn Bolts (2015) Ottawa Redblacks (2016) Edmonton Eskimos (2017)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Grey Cup champion (2016) Second-team All-Big 12 (2014)
Stats at CFL.ca

College career

Harris redshirted his first year with the Texas Longhorns. In 2011 and 2012, he suffered through a series of injuries which limited his play time. In 2014, Harris had a breakout final season with Texas, and was their leading receiver with more than 1,000 receiving yards.^[1][2][3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Harris signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.^[4]

Harris signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 25, 2016.^[5] Harris spent most of the 2016 season on the Redblacks practice roster, before playing in the final game of the regular season, catching 3 passes for 28 yards. He was released by the Redblacks on May 1, 2017, as they trimmed their roster down to 75 players.^[6] On May 11, 2017, Harris signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, ahead of the team's training camp.^[7]