He was recruited by Mack Brown to play at the University of North Carolina and graduated in 1994.

After not being drafted, he was signed as a free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1994.

At Kansas City, Harris injured his knee in the first week of training camp and was out of football.

[1] Bernardo Harris became a free agent and was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 1995, playing in eleven games his rookie season.

In 2002, Harris was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens, after a shoulder injury to Ray Lewis.