Clark Harris Clark Harris ( born on July 10 , 1984 in Manahawkin , New Jersey ) is an American football long snapper and tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Rutgers . Harris has also been a member of the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans . Early years . Harris played both tight end and defensive end in high school at Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin , New Jersey for Head Coach Chuck Donahue . The " Times - Observer " and " The Star - Ledger " named him All - Ocean County , and was an All - " Press of Atlantic City " choice following his senior season . Rated the 22nd - best tight end in the nation by Student Sports Magazine , adding All - American and all - region honors from PrepStar . Led the team to a berth in the NJSIAA ' s South Jersey Group IV playoffs ; he made 29 tackles , including six sacks and seven stops behind the line of scrimmage while also recovering two fumbles , returning one for a score in 2001 . Also caught seven passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns that year . Of his 13 career receptions in a run - oriented offense , five went for scores . The three - year starter also handled the long - snapping duties , earning a spot on the New Jersey Football Coaches Association Super 100 football team . The versatile athlete also played basketball and competed in track . Harris was selected to compete in the North - South New Jersey All - Star Basketball Game . In track , Harris finished fifth in the Meet of Champions in the javelin with a throw of 180 feet , 3 inches as a junior and placed fourth in the javelin at the Penn Relays as a senior . Graduated as a Rotary Club Scholar - Athlete and played for New Jersey in the 2002 Governor ' s Bowl . Harris is an avid board game player and 4 time Stoopball world champion with the help of team mate Christopher Mezey . He has also been an alleged member of the New Jersey Based prank texting gang known as " Teryaki Joysticks . " He is married to wife Jessica . College career . Harris played college football at Rutgers . He did not see action in 2002 . In 2003 he played in all 12 games and caught 18 passes for 213 yards . In 2004 , Harris earned First Team All - Big East honors after leading conference tight ends in catches ( 53 ) , yards ( 725 ) and touchdowns ( 5 ) . In 2005 , he earned First Team All - Big East honors for the second consecutive year , catching 38 passes for 584 yards and four touchdowns . He was also the Scarlet Knights long snapper . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Harris was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round as the 243rd overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft . He was later cut by the team on September 1 , 2007 . Harris was re - added to the practice squad the next day but was cut again on September 11 , 2007 . Detroit Lions . Harris was then signed by the Detroit Lions to the practice squad on November 28 , 2007 . He was re - signed by the Lions on August 19 , 2008 , only to be waived during final cuts on August 30 . Houston Texans . On September 17 , 2008 , Harris was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans after the team released linebacker Kevis Coley . On September 30 , the team released Harris and re - signed Coley . Harris was re - signed to the Texans ' practice squad again on November 5 . He was promoted to the active roster on December 3 after long snapper Bryan Pittman was suspended four games . He was waived on September 5 and re - signed to the practice squad the next day . He was released from the practice squad on October 6 . Cincinnati Bengals . Harris was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on October 13 , 2009 to be the team ' s long snapper . He played his first game with the Bengals October 18 against his former team , the Houston Texans . He played in the final eleven games of that season , and all sixteen games in both the 2010 and 2011 seasons . He also played in the Bengals 2009 and 2011 NFL Wild Card Playoff games .