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Andrew Harris doesn’t generally let people take too deep a peek into his feelings.

He is, after all, a football player. Coached to be tough. Trained to be tough. And forced to be, every game day.

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But the Blue Bombers running back has a more diverse and emotional back story than most. A more difficult one, too.

Next Monday, the day after the CFL West final between Harris’ Bombers and the Calgary Stampeders, a deeply personal documentary on the Winnipeg product’s life and upbringing will make its TV debut.

It’s calledI Shouldn’t Be Here: The Andrew Harris Story.

Harris might have as many butterflies over that as he does for Sunday’s game.

“I’m definitely nervous about the whole documentary being out there,” he was saying, Thursday. “There’s definitely some sort of weird feeling inside. But I’m pretty proud of who I am and what I’ve come through and where I’m at today.

“I’m not an overly open person to begin with. But it’s for a bigger purpose.”