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Alshinard Harris (born December 7, 1974 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.

After attending Trinity Valley Community College and Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Harris was chosen in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft with the 169th pick overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He failed to make the team's regular season roster and instead spent the year on the practice squad.

After being waived by Tampa Bay before the following season, Harris was claimed by the Philadelphia Eagles, for whom he became an immediate contributor. He started seven games and played in all 16 during the 1998 season. Over the ensuing four season, Harris settled into his role as the team's nickelback and occasional starter at cornerback.

Following the 2002 season, Green Bay acquired Harris and a fourth round choice in that year's draft in exchange for the Packers' second round selection. Harris went on to start all 32 regular season games over the next two seasons for Green Bay, where he became a solid mainstay of the secondary.

In his eight-year career, Harris has played in 112 regular season games and recorded 263 tackles, 11 interceptions, 78 passes defensed, and one forced fumble. He has also scored two touchdowns. One of those was a memorable NFC Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks in Green Bay, where after an overtime coin toss, Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck called, We want the ball, and we’re going to score.” After each side went three-and-out, Harris intercepted Hasselback's pass and scored, knocking Seattle out of the playoffs.

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