Former UWM basketball star Demetrius Harris, now a tight end with the Kansas City Chiefs, scored his first NFL touchdown Sunday as the Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders and earned a spot in the AFC Wildcard game Saturday against the Houston Texans.
Harris scored on a 15-yard pass from quarterback Alex Smith in what turned out to be the winning score in the 23-17 victory. The Chiefs finished the season 11-5.
A native of Jacksonville, Arkansas, Harris played two seasons for the Panthers as a 6-foot-7, 230-pound power forward, and led the team in rebounding in his senior year in 2012-’13. He tried out for more than 10 teams before landing a job with the Chiefs.
