American football player (born 1977)
Not to be confused with Antoine Harris .
American football player
Melvin Antwan Harris (born May 29, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for six seasons for the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft . He won three Super Bowls with the Patriots in 2001 , 2003 and 2004 . He is best remembered for taking a lateral from Troy Brown after a blocked field goal and running 49 yards for a touchdown in the 2001 AFC Championship game against the Pittsburgh Steelers .
In Super Bowl XXXVI , Harris made a crucial play, forcing a fumble by Rams receiver Ricky Proehl , which was recovered by teammate Terrell Buckley and returned to the Rams' 25-yard line, setting up the Patriots' only offensive touchdown of the game, a pass from Tom Brady to David Patten that brought the Patriots' lead to 14–3.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2000
NE
14
0
10
8
2
1.0
1
1
11
0
11
1
0
1
0
0
2001
NE
11
1
7
4
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2002
NE
14
0
15
13
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
NE
13
1
20
12
8
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
52
2
52
37
15
1.0
1
1
11
0
11
3
0
1
0
0
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2001
NE
3
0
4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
References
"2000 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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