 Douglas with theAtlanta Falcons in 2014 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Wide receiver Punt returner | ||||||||
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| Born | (1984-09-16)September 16, 1984 (age 41) Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College | Louisville (2003–2007) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2008: 3rd round, 84th overall pick | ||||||||
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Harry Douglas IV (born September 16, 1984) is an American former professionalfootball player who was awide receiver for 10 seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theLouisville Cardinals.
Douglas was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the third round of the2008 NFL draft. He played for the Falcons for seven seasons before playing another three seasons with theTennessee Titans. He now works as an NFL analyst forESPN and host onESPN Radio.[1]
Douglas attendedJonesboro High School. Douglas was abasketball star in high school, averaging 20.5 points, 3rebounds, 4.5assists, and 3steals as a senior. On thegridiron, he was also exceptional, accumulating 80 catches for 1,539 yards and 14 touchdowns over his 3-year career. He was rated 3-stars byRivals.com and accepted ascholarship toLouisville in 2003, picking the Cardinals overCincinnati,Pittsburgh, andMissouri.
He is the brother ofToney Douglas, who last playedpoint guard for theMemphis Grizzlies of theNational Basketball Association (NBA) and currently plays forLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol, a professional club of a Portuguese basketball league. Harry and Toney are the sixth pair of brothers to play in the NFL and NBA.[2]
Douglas saw no action in 2003,red shirting, and spending the entire year on thescout team.
In his first year of action, Douglas played in 12 games as a wideout and caught 5 passes for 43 yards. He played a valuable role onspecial teams as well. His highlight of the year was a 65-yard touchdown run on areverse in the 2004AutoZone Liberty Bowl inMemphis that propelled the Cardinals to a 44–40 victory and a #6 finalAP ranking in the team's last year as a member ofConference USA.
Douglas saw an increased role in 2005 with the departure ofJ. R. Russell. His first career receiving touchdown came in a 3 catch, 91 yard performance againstOregon State in which the Cardinals won, 63–27. Against arch-rivalCincinnati, he had a (then) career-high 5 catches for 87 yards and a touchdown in a 46–22 victory. Douglas finished the year with 27 catches for 457 yards.
As a junior, he would be counted on even more with the graduations ofMontrell Jones andJoshua Tinch. He started off the year with a 26-yard run off a reverse againstKentucky that set up a 48-yard score byMichael Bush in a 59–28 win. AgainstMiami, despite scoring no touchdowns, he had a big game catching 4 passes for 94 yards on his birthday. He caught a touchdown pass fromHunter Cantwell the next week atKansas State in a 24–6 win, and went on to catch 5 more, 2 in the season finale againstConnecticut. In the2007 Orange Bowl, he registered a personal best and anOrange Bowl best 10 catches for 165 yards in a 24–13 Cardinals win. He and teammateMario Urrutia proved to be one of the best receiving tandems in the entire nation.
Douglas started off 2007 with a bang, catching 5 balls for 151 yards and 2 scores in an easy win overMurray State. He caught a touchdown pass in each of his team's next 3 games againstMTSU,Kentucky, andSyracuse before suffering an injury. He returned on October 13 against Cincinnati, catching 7 passes for 118 yards, none of which was more important than a 51-yard reception that set up a game winning touchdown byAnthony Allen in a 28–24 win. To close out the year, he caught a touchdown in a 24–17 win overPitt and came up with a great performance despite a 55–17 loss atSouth Florida, recording 8 receptions for 136 yards and 1 touchdown. After the year, he was invited to theUnder Armour Senior Bowl inMobile, AL along with teammateBrian Brohm. He graduated from Louisville with a degree in Political Science.[3]
The following table lists Douglas' career statistics.
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2004 | Louisville | 11 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 1 |
| 2005 | Louisville | 12 | 27 | 457 | 16.9 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2006 | Louisville | 13 | 70 | 1,265 | 18.1 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Louisville | 10 | 71 | 1,159 | 16.3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Career | 46 | 173 | 2,924 | 16.9 | 15 | 19 | 162 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.51 s | 1.54 s | 2.58 s | 4.12 s | 6.57 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[4][5] | ||||||||||||
He was drafted by theAtlanta Falcons in the third round of the2008 NFL draft.[6] Douglas scored his first 2 career touchdowns in a Week 12 meeting against theCarolina Panthers. He first found the end zone on a seven-yard end around in the first quarter to give the Falcons a 10–0 lead. Douglas then became the 10th player in Falcons history to return a punt for a touchdown and the first since 2004 whenAllen Rossum returned a punt 61 yards in the fourth quarter. Douglas return was the longest in his career, topping the previous mark of 33 yards againstNew Orleans Saints in Week 10. Along with a 61-yard punt return, Douglas totaled career-highs in offensive touches with six, two rushing, four receiving and all purpose yards 188 which included three rushing, 92 receiving and 93 yards on punt returns, He finished the game with 92 receiving yards, which led the team and fell four yards short of his career-high (96 vs. Chicago, October 12). Douglas was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Panthers. Douglas finished his rookie season with 19 returns for 226 yards and a touchdown, he also caught 23 passes for 329 yards and a touchdown.
During the fifth day of the Falcons' training camp, Douglas was taken off the field after injuring his left knee while working in a one-on-one drill.[7] The Falcons confirmed the next day that Douglas will be out for the 2009 season and placed oninjured reserve.[8][9]
During the 2012 season, in week 15, Douglas caught three passes, totaling 83 yards, helping the Falcons defeat the New York Giants 34–0.[10] It was, at the time, the worst shutout loss to a defending Super Bowl champion team in NFL history.[11]
Douglas had a career-year in 2013. He played in all 16 games and racked up 1,067 yards on 85 receptions with 2 touchdowns (all career highs). The apparent cause of this heavy workload was the injury bug the Falcons' receiving corps caught early on in the season.Julio Jones and Roddy White were both plagued with injuries most of the year, with Jones suffering a season ending fractured foot in Week 5. The Falcons finished the season 4–12.
On February 27, 2015, Douglas was released by the Falcons.[12]
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On March 10, 2015, Douglas signed a three-year contract with theTennessee Titans.[13][14]
On December 11, 2016, during a game against the Denver Broncos, Douglas became the subject of controversy when he dove directly at the knees of Broncos cornerbackChris Harris Jr. Harris immediately went down but later returned to the game.[15] After that play, a brief scuffle ensued between Douglas and Broncos cornerbackAqib Talib. Many current and former players, as well as journalists considered the hit "dirty".[16] He was not fined for the incident.[17] He finished the season with 15 receptions for 210 yards and no touchdowns.
On September 3, 2017, Douglas was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[18] He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on November 25, 2017.[19] He finished the season playing in two games making one reception in a week 12 victory against the Indianapolis Colts for eight yards. He also played in the week 13 victory against the Houston Texans, but recorded no stats.
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2008 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 23 | 320 | 13.9 | 69 | 1 | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 33 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | ATL | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | ATL | 16 | 4 | 22 | 294 | 13.4 | 46 | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2011 | ATL | 16 | 4 | 39 | 498 | 12.8 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2012 | ATL | 15 | 1 | 38 | 395 | 10.4 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | -- | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | ATL | 16 | 11 | 85 | 1,067 | 12.6 | 80T | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | ATL | 12 | 6 | 51 | 556 | 10.9 | 41 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | TEN | 14 | 12 | 36 | 411 | 11.4 | 51 | 2 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | TEN | 11 | 2 | 15 | 210 | 14.0 | 35 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | TEN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total | 118 | 40 | 310 | 3,759 | 12.1 | 80 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
