Tuff Harris

Tuff Harris

No. 26
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: January 23, 1983 (1983-01-23) (age 28)
Place of birth: Crow Agency, Montana
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College: Montana
Undrafted in 2007
Debuted in 2007 for the Miami Dolphins
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2007) New Orleans Saints (2008)* Tennessee Titans (2008) Pittsburgh Steelers (2009–2010)* Edmonton Eskimos (2011) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Injured Reserve
Career highlights and awards
2x All-Big Sky (2005-2006)
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
Tackles	8
Sacks	0.0
INT	0
Stats at NFL.com

Chester David "Tuff" Harris (born January 23, 1983 in Crow Agency, Montana) is an American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Montana.

Harris has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans.

Early years

Harris grew up in Lodge Grass also known as Valley of the Chiefs. He is a member of the Crow Nation. During his years at Lodge Grass High School, Harris played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track. His mother was an assistant coach for the track and field team. Harris’s family moved to Colstrip after his sophomore year. After moving from Lodge Grass to Colstrip, Harris continued playing football, basketball, and track for the Colstrip Colts. In 2001, Tuff set an all-class Montana High School state record in the 100-meter dash.

College career

After graduating in 2002, Harris went to school at the University of Montana and was a four-year starter at cornerback for the Grizzlies and set school records as a punt returner (including longest return and most return yards in one game).

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft, Harris was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 3. He was waived during final cuts on September 1 and re-signed to the team's practice squad, where he remained until being promoted to the active roster on November 14. He made his NFL debut in the regular season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 30.

Harris was waived by the Dolphins the following offseason on April 24, 2008.

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints signed Harris on May 27, 2008. He was released by the team on July 30 from ankle injuries

Tennessee Titans

Harris was signed by the Tennessee Titans on August 19, 2008. He was waived on August 29 and re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 1. Harris was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on November 22 after cornerbacks Reynaldo Hill and Eric King were placed on injured reserve.

The Titans waived Harris on September 4, 2009.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Harris was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad on September 7, 2009. He was signed to active roster on January 6, 2010. Pittsburgh waived Harris on August 8, 2010.

Personal

Tuff is married to Mary (Hasselberg) Harris. Mary is from Staples, Minnesota. The two met while Mary was playing golf at the University of Montana and Tuff was on the football team. Tuff is an enrolled member of the Apsaalooke Nation (Crow Tribe) and is also of Northern Cheyenne descent.^{[citation needed]}

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Name	Harris, Tuff
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Date of birth	January 23, 1983
Place of birth	Crow Agency, Montana
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