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Joshua Harris (born September 9, 1982) is a former American football quarterback.


College career

During his two years as a starter at Bowling Green State University, he led the Falcons to consecutive finishes in the top 25 nationally. During his senior season, he led the Falcons to a victory over Northwestern University in the Motor City Bowl. Harris finished his college career as the school leader in rushing touchdowns (43), and is third in passing yards (7,503) and passing touchdowns. At the time, he and Antwaan Randle El were the only two quarterbacks to have ever thrown for 40 touchdowns and rushed for 40 touchdowns in their careers in NCAA Division I FBS history. He was the first quarterback to help popularize Urban Meyer's spread option offense. *2001: 81/132 for 1,022 yards with 9 TD vs 3 INT. 129 carries for 600 yards and 8 TD. *2002: 198/353 for 2,425 yards with 19 TD vs 11 INT. 186 carries for 737 yards and 20 TD. *2003: 325/494 for 3,813 yards with 27 TD vs 12 INT. 215 carries for 830 yards and 13 TD.


Professional career


Baltimore Ravens

Josh was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the
2004 NFL Draft The 2004 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24–25, 2004 at the Theater at ...
.


Cleveland Browns

After a brief stay in Baltimore he went on to the Cleveland Browns for 2 seasons before he was released.


Calgary Stampeders

He signed with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders, in 2005. He had 5 carries for 40 yards, and never had a pass attempt.


New York Giants

He was later picked up by the
New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
. On July 7, 2006, he was released by the Giants.


Columbus Destroyers

He also played for the Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers. He made a pivotal play in the AFL conference championship against the Georgia Force, with a key block that allowed for the winning score.


Retirement

He retired from professional football in 2008 to focus on his advertising company, Joshua1and5.


Marion Blue Racers

He came out of retirement in 2011 to play for the Marion Blue Racers. In their first game, he ran for the game-winning touchdown with 27 seconds remaining. It was also the expansion franchise's first victory. He led his team to an 8-2 regular season record and a 2nd-place finish in the CIFL. He also led them to the
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, where they lost 44-29 to the Cincinnati Commandos. Harris has re-signed with the Blue Racers, who have moved to the United Indoor Football League for the 2012 season.


Statistics

Through end of the 2011 season, Harris' Indoor Football statistics are as follows:


Personal life

He is the son of former NFL player
M.L. Harris Michael Lee "M.L." Harris (born January 16, 1954 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former professional American football player who played tight end and on special teams for six seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. He also played four seasons in the Can ...
. He is married to his wife Tamara and they have 2 sons. Currently, Josh is the President and CEO of Freedom Direct LLC a final expense life insurance call center.Family doesn't take backseat for Harris
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See also

* List of Arena Football League and National Football League players


References

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