Kay-Jay Harris

Infobox NFLactive


name=Kay-Jay Harris
currentteam=New York Giants
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currentnumber=36
currentposition=Running back
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|3|27
birthplace=Tampa, Florida
heightft=6
heightin=0
weight=240
debutyear=2006
debutteam=St. Louis Rams
college=West Virginia
undraftedyear=2005
pastteams=
* Miami Dolphins (2005-2006)*
* St. Louis Rams (2006)
* New York Giants (2007-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Injured Reserve
highlights=
* Super Bowl champion (XLII)
nfl=HAR453428

Kevin Jermaine "Kay-Jay" Harris (born March 27, 1979 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at West Virginia.

Harris has also played for the St. Louis Rams.

Early years

Harris played football, baseball, basketball, and track at Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa, Florida. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers for baseball and played four years of Class A ball before concentrating on football.

College career

Harris attended Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas originally before transferring to West Virginia for his final two years. In two years with Mountaineers, Harris started six of 23 games played, rushing for 1,483 yards and 14 touchdowns on 256 attempts, and added 25 receptions for 292 yards and three touchdowns. He also earned second-team all-Big East honors as senior, rushing for 959 yards and 10 touchdowns on 165 carries, adding 20 receptions for 181 yards and three touchdowns.

On September 4, 2004 he set a West Virginia and Big East Conference record for rushing yards in a single game. He ran for 337 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries against East Carolina despite not starting the game. West Virginia went on to win by a score of 56-23. [ [http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?story=6690&cat=exclusives MSNsportsNET.Com - West Virginia University Mountaineers ] ]

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Harris went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft and was later signed with the Miami Dolphins. He spent the 2005 season on the team's practice squad.

t. Louis Rams

Harris was signed by the St. Louis Rams in 2006, where he backed up Steven Jackson and Stephen Davis.

In the 2007 preseason, Harris had three carries for 25 yards against the Minnesota Vikings. [ [http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=270810016 ESPN - St. Louis vs. Minnesota Box Score, August 10 2007 - NFL Football ] ] However, he was waived prior to the regular season.

New York Giants

Harris was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants during the 2007 season, where he remained during the team's Super Bowl XLII victory over the New England Patriots. He re-signed with the team in the 2008 offseason. However, Harris suffered an ankle injury during a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns on August 18 and was carted off the field. He was waived/injured two days later.

References

External links

* [http://www.giants.com/team/player.asp?player_id=374 New York Giants bio]