Harris in 2021 enters his 12th season as Bengals' long-snapper, a position in which he has been a paragon of reliability ... Enters 2021 with no unplayable snaps in 1699 attempts as a Bengal (911 punts, 786 placekicks) ... Handled all 140 deep snaps (73 punts, 67 placekicks) in 2020 without an unplayable delivery ... Turned 37 years old prior to 2021 season and has been oldest Bengal on roster since 2018 ... Enters 2021 with 184 games played as a Bengal, one shy of Anthony Munoz (185) for fifth-most in team history (can also pass Tim Krumrie [188] and Ken Anderson [192] in '21) ... In 2017, earned first career Pro Bowl selection, becoming first-ever Bengals long snapper to earn Pro Bowl nod ... Also strong in kick coverage, he has 34 career special teams tackles ... Played in 117 consecutive Bengals regular-season games (123 including playoffs) after joining team in mid-2009, tied for fifth-most consecutive games in team history; however, streak was snapped on Nov. 27, 2016 at Baltimore (groin injury).
Career transactions: Selected by Green Bay in seventh round of 2007 NFL Draft (243rd overall) ... Signed with Packers on 6-20-07 ... Waived by Packers on 9-1-07 ... Signed to Packers practice squad on 9-4-07 ... Released from Packers practice squad on 9-11-07 ... Signed to Detroit practice squad on 11-28-07 ... Signed to Lions roster on 12-31-07 ... Waived by Lions on 5-19-08 ... Re-signed with Lions as free agent on 8-19-08 ... Waived by Lions on 8-31-08 ... Signed to Houston practice squad on 9-17-08 ... Released from Texans practice squad on 9-30-08 ... Re-signed to Texans practice squad on 11-4-08 ... Signed to Texans roster on 12-3-08 ... Waived by Texans on 9-5-09 ... Signed to Texans practice squad on 9-30-09 ... Released from Texans practice squad on 10-6-09 ... Signed with Cincinnati as free agent on 10-13-09 ... Received tender offer from Bengals on 2-22-11 ... Bengals contract expired on 3-11-11; became unsigned exclusive rights player ... Re-signed with Bengals as exclusive rights player on 7-30-11 ... Received tender offer from Bengals on 3-12-12 ... Bengals contract expired on 3-13-12; became restricted free agent ... Re-signed with Bengals as restricted free agent on 4-16-12 ... Re-signed with Bengals on 3-8-13 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 10-16-17 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 11-5-18 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 3-3-21.
2020 highlights: Played in all 16 games ... Handled all 140 deep snaps (73 punts, 67 placekicks) without an unplayable delivery, and had one special teams tackle.
Previous seasons: 2007—Did not play in regular season, opening with Green Bay practice squad and finishing on Detroit practice squad. 2008—Opened preseason with Detroit, then spent time on Houston's practice squad before being signed to Texans' roster ... Played in Games 13-16 for Houston ... Made NFL debut Dec. 7 at Green Bay and snapped for game-winning FG. 2009—Spent time on Houston's practice squad before signing with Cincinnati ... Played for Bengals in Games 6-16, plus Wild Card playoff, and handled 105 snaps (44 placekicks, 61 punts). 2010—Had no unplayable deliveries for Bengals on 135 snaps (72 punts and 63 placekicks) ... Downed two punts on Dec. 12 at Pittsburgh, including one at Steelers' eight. 2011—Played in all 16 games and in Wild Card playoff, handling all 169 long snaps (94 punts and 75 placekicks) ... Had three special teams tackles in regular season and one in Wild Card game on 1-7-12 at Houston. 2012—Played in all 16 Bengals games, plus Wild Card playoff, with 142 successful snaps (81 punts, 61 placekicks) ... In wins Sept. 30 at Jacksonville and Nov. 18 at Kansas City, delivered tight-angled, accurate snaps on fake punts to upback Cedric Peerman, aiding successful fourth-down conversions and setting up Bengals TD later in each drive ... On Dec. 2 at San Diego, downed a punt at Chargers four, helping set up field position for fourth-quarter comeback win. 2013—Played in Games 1-16 and in Wild Card playoff, with 155 on-target snaps (78 punts and 77 placekicks) ... On Oct. 20 at Detroit, downed punt at Lions six-yard line late in fourth quarter, helping set up field position for eventual game winning FG. 2014—Played in Games 1-16 and postseason, with 155 successful snaps (81 punts, 74 placekicks) ... Led team with three special teams tackles in Wild Card playoff at Indianapolis ... 2015—Played in Games 1-16 and set career-high in special teams tackles (five) ... Also played in Wild Card playoff ... Two special teams stops in playoff-clinching win Nov. 20 at San Francisco. 2016—Played in 13 games (Games 1-10 and 14-16) ... Inactive for Games 11-13, due to groin injury suffered Nov. 20 vs. Buffalo ... Snapped successfully for 78 punts and 70 placekicks ... Six special teams tackles, including two Jan. 1 vs. Baltimore. 2017—Played in all 16 games ... Delivered all 143 snaps (89 punts, 54 placekicks) without an unplayable delivery ... Recorded four special teams tackles (two solo) ... Was selected to 2017 Pro Bowl by AFC coaching staff (Pittsburgh Steelers coaches). 2018—Played in all 16 games ... Handled all 136 deep snaps (72 punts, 64 placekicks) without an unplayable delivery ... Recorded three special teams tackles (one solo). 2019—Played all 16 games ... Handled all 131 deep snaps (75 punts, 56 placekicks) without an unplayable delivery.
Pro Bowl participation: Chosen by Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin as "need" player for 2017 season game at Orlando, becoming first-ever Bengals LS to earn a Pro Bowl nod (the Steelers staff coached the AFC team) ... Had four snaps in the game (one FG and three PATs), including one for the game-winning point in the AFC's 24-23 victory ... Was named one of the AFC's team captains ... During a Pro Bowl practice prior to the game, Harris set a new Guinness World Record for longest recorded snap at 36 yards, eight inches, shattering the previous record of 34 yards by Jase Whitner in Perrysburg, Ohio in 2017.
College: Was standout TE at Rutgers, while also handling long-snapping duties ... Was a three-time first-team All-Big East selection ... Played 48 games from 2003-06, with 42 starts ... Finished career ranked sixth in program history in receptions (143) and receiving yards, and tied for seventh in TDs (11) ... Caught a pass in 38 straight games, registering what was third-longest streak in Big East history ... Had five career games of 100 or more receiving yards.
Personal: Hometown is Manahawkin, N.J. ... Attended Southern Regional High School ... Married (wife Jessica) with two sons, Trent and Troy ... Hobbies include video games, golf, basketball and water sports.
NOTE ABOUT NFL EXPERIENCE: Harris did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2007 or '08 because he was not on a 53-player roster, a Reserve/Injured list or a Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list for the required minimum of six games in those seasons.
