Napoleon Harris Napoleon Harris ( born February 25 , 1979 ) is the State Senator for Illinois ' 15th Senate District . The 15th district includes all or parts of Dolton , Harvey , Homewood , Midlothian , Riverdale , South Holland and Steger . He is a former American football linebacker . He played college football at Northwestern and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft . Harris has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs . Early years . Harris grew up in Dixmoor , Illinois . He attended Lincoln Elementary School , Rosa L . Parks Middle School , and Thornton Township High School . He was a tri - star athlete and honor student . His father died his junior year of high school . Harris was an honors student at Thornton Township High School in Harvey , Illinois and lettered in football and basketball . In football , he posted 23 sack s , 98 tackles , two fumble recoveries , 1 forced fumbles , two safeties , and one interception and was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the " Chicago Tribune " , " Chicago Sun - Times " , " Star Publications " , " Daily Southtown " , and the " Hammond Times " . Napoleon also averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds on the # 1 basketball team in the country . Harris was a football and basketball teammate of current Free Agent wide receiver Antwaan Randle El . College career . He played both football and basketball ( one year ) at Northwestern . His complete college career ranked 11th on Northwestern ' s all - time tackles list with 334 . All - Big Ten Conference as a senior after starting all 11 games at defensive end after moving from outside linebacker and ranked fourth on team in tackles with 78 . Professional career . First stint with Raiders . Harris was drafted in the first round of the 2001 draft by the Oakland Raiders , the 23rd overall pick . That year he started 13 of 16 regular - season games and all three playoff games for the Super Bowl XXXVII loser Oakland Raiders and was named to the " Pro Football Weekly " All - Rookie team . First stint with Vikings . In 2005 , Harris was acquired by the Minnesota Vikings as part of blockbuster trade which sent Randy Moss to Oakland for the seventh overall pick and a seventh - round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft . The Vikings used the picks to select wide receiver Troy Williamson and cornerback Adrian Ward . Despite being traded for one of the premier players in the National Football League , Harris did not immediately live up to his potential the following season with the Minnesota Vikings . In that first season with the Vikings , he was hampered with a lingering knee injury and saw limited playing time . However in the second season he finished second on the team with 96 tackles , 3 interceptions , 3 . 5 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries in 14 games . Kansas City Chiefs . On March 6 , 2007 , Harris agreed to a six - year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs . Harris previously visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before meeting with Kansas City . The Chiefs released Harris on October 14 , 2008 . Second stint with Vikings . Just two days after his release from the Chiefs , Harris re - joined the Minnesota Vikings on October 16 . Harris started in 5 of the 10 games he played and finished his second stint with the Vikings with 32 tackles and 1 sack , and also scored his first NFL touchdown after returning a fumble 27 yards in week 12 in Jacksonville . Despite a fairly good performance , the Vikings did not hold on to him . Second stint with Raiders . Harris signed a one - year contract with the Oakland Raiders on August 24 , 2009 after the team released cornerback Ricky Manning . Harris was released just five days later after reportedly being " out of shape " and " not ready to play . " Personal . In June 2006 , Napoleon married his high school friend Nicole Bunton ( Harris ) . The couple has one son , Napoleon Harris IV ( born February 23 , 2008 ) . He now is the owner of two Beggars Pizza locations and currently represents the 15th district in the Illinois State Senate . He is the cousin of San Diego Chargers defensive tackle Tommie Harris . Harris ran for the congressional seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr . , but dropped out after two months , endorsing Robin Kelly . Acting . In May 2008 , Napoleon appeared on The CW Network series " The Game " .