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6’3” • 302 lbs. • Born: 6.6.84 • Exp. (NFL/Titans): 3/3 • D4a – 2007 • N.C. State

2008 GP/GS: 16/1 (Playoffs 1/1) • Career GP/GS: 21/1 (Playoffs 2/1) • Raleigh, N.C.

PRO: The versatile Leroy Harris is capable of starting at any one of the three interior offensive line positions as he enters his third NFL season. His easy-going nature off the field belies the gridiron toughness of the former fourth-round draft choice from N.C. State. The strong and technically sound lineman gives the Titans options at left guard, right guard and center. He has played in 21 career regular season games, including all 16 contests in 2008. His primary contributions have come on special teams, but he stepped in to start at center at the conclusion of the 2008 campaign. In pre-draft workouts, he ran a 5.23-second 40-yard dash, bench pressed 225 pounds 29 times and recorded a 27-inch vertical leap. He was selected by the Titans with their first of two fourth-round picks (108th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft.

TITANS TIDBITS:

• Harris, who is married with one son, Leroy III, knows first-hand the impact a strong and committed family can have. His mother, Dorothy, passed away when he was only three years old as a result of a tragic surgical accident. She left behind Leroy; his sister, Neice; and their father, Leroy Sr. To help care for the children, Neice was sent to live with aunts in New Bern, N.C., where Leroy would visit most weekends. While Leroy Sr. worked 60-hour weeks at a soy bean plant, Leroy Jr. spent most of his time at his grandparents house in Raleigh, where another set of aunts, Carol McDougal and Margaret Harris, also lived and became mother figures in his life. They all helped care for his grandmother, who was an amputee. When Leroy Jr. was 12 years old, his father remarried to Shelvatine, whose son, Lamont, quickly formed a brotherly bond with Leroy Jr. It was then that Leroy Jr. began getting heavily involved in sports and laid the foundation for his NFL career.

• In addition to being a top recruit in football as a high school student, Harris also was among the elite wrestlers in North Carolina. He won the North Carolina 4A State Title in the 275-pound weight class as a senior. While redshirting in his first season on the football team at N.C. State, he wrestled for the Wolfpack and placed third in the ACC among heavyweights.

• To complete his degree in sports management at N.C. State, Harris interned at the Wolfpack Club, a fundraising organization for the school’s athletic department. There he received training on the front lines of ticketing, parking, membership drives and other efforts of the organization. He received his degree with a minor in business in December 2006.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

2008 (16/1, 1/1): Played in every game, primarily as a special teams contributor. Started one game in regular season (12/28 at Indianapolis) and one game in postseason (1/10 vs. Baltimore).

• Contributed at center in second half of games at Cincinnati (9/14), at Kansas City (10/19), at Detroit (11/27) and against Pittsburgh (12/21).

• At Indianapolis (12/28), made first career NFL start at center for an injured Kevin Mawae.

• Against Baltimore (1/10), started at center and helped Titans offense amass 391 total yards in Divisional Playoff game.

2007 (5/0, 1/0): In rookie season, played in five regular season games and one postseason game. Inactive in remaining 11 contests. Saw game action exclusively on special teams.

• At Denver (11/19), played in first career NFL contest as reserve on field goal protection and kickoff return units.

• Also saw special teams action at Cincinnati (11/25), against Houston (12/2), against N.Y. Jets (12/23), at Indianapolis (12/30) and in Wild Card Game at San Diego (1/6).

COLLEGE:

• Played in 43 games at N.C. State with 42 career starts. Started a total of 26 games at center, 15 at left guard and one at right guard.

• As a senior (2006), named first-team ACSMA/AP All-ACC and won inaugural Sonitrol Offensive Lineman of the Year Award. Served season as offensive team captain. Started eight games at center, one game at right guard and one game at left guard. Did not allow sack during season as member of line that allowed only 19 total sacks.

• As a junior (2005), named first-team All-ACC by The Sporting News and named team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman after starting all 12 contests (11 at center, one at left guard).

• Earned honorable mention All-ACC honors as freshman and sophomore and named Freshman All-American by The Sporting News and Football Writers Association.

• Redshirted in 2002.

• Received degree in sports management with minor in business in December 2006.

PERSONAL:

• Married to Christina (May 2004), couple splits time between Brentwood, Tenn., and Raleigh, N.C., with son, Leroy III (1).

• Was three-time All-Conference performer as two-way lineman at Southeast Raleigh (N.C.) High School. Rated by Rivals.com as best defensive tackle prospect in state after posting 56 tackles as senior.

• Wrestled for four years, posting 23-1 mark and winning 2002 4A North Carolina State Title in 275-pound class as senior.

• Also threw shot put and discuss for track & field team for two years.

• Has his own website, leroyharris64.com.

• Hosts an annual three-day youth football camp at his former high school in Raleigh.

• List of favorites: (movie) “The Green Mile”; (TV shows) “24” and “The Shield”; (actor) Denzel Washington; (musicians) Snoop Dogg and Biggie Smalls; (sports heroes) Bruce Smith and Frank Thomas; (school subject) math; (vacation getaway) Caribbean cruise; (video game) NCAA Football on PSP; and (food) steak, pork chops, baked potatoes and Caesar salad.

• Born Leroy Harris Jr. on June 6, 1984 in Raleigh, N.C.