down s . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Miami ▁Dol ph ins ▁( first ▁st int ) ▁Harris ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Miami ▁Dol ph ins ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁( 8 0 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁wore ▁number ▁ 2 6 ▁during ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season , ▁starting ▁two ▁games ▁at ▁wide ▁receiver ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁cont ests . ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁ 3 7 2 ▁yards ▁( third ▁on ▁the ▁team ) ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁reception s ▁and ▁one ▁touch down . ▁He ▁also ▁stood ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁return ▁special ist , ▁posting ▁ 5 5 9 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁kick offs ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 2 . 9 ▁yards ▁per ▁return ▁( led ▁the ▁NFL ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁he ▁switched ▁his ▁j er sey ▁number ▁to ▁ 8 2 . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁games ▁( 4 ▁starts ), ▁finishing ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁with ▁ 3 4 ▁reception s ▁for ▁ 6 0 1 ▁yards , ▁ 5 ▁touch down s ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 7 . 7 ▁yards ▁average ▁per ▁catch ▁( led ▁the ▁team ). ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁first ▁years , ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ▁were ▁a ▁run - orient ed ▁team ▁and ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁passing ▁off ense ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁being ▁the ▁team ' s ▁deep ▁threat , ▁generally ▁aver aging ▁over ▁ 1 7 ▁yards ▁per ▁catch