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Forbes
2 days ago
- Sport
- Forbes
Rodney Harrison Was A Big Hit In San Diego For The Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes (31) breaks away from San Diego Chargers safety Rodney ... More Harrison (37) during a game in 2001. Harrison, a two-time All-Pro, has been selected to enter the Chargers Hall of Fame in October. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) Rodney Harrison asked a group of writers a question that few could answer. "Why aren't I playing more?'' Harrison inquired years ago. The scribes weren't sure and they didn't have to ponder the question long. Harrison, a fifth-round pick in 1994 soon shed his status as a special-teams player to become an All-Pro safety in a career which has landed him into the Chargers Hall of Fame. Harrison, who'll be inducted at halftime of Los Angeles' game against the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 23. The upbeat Harrison had a sensational run of delivering hard-nosed, in-your-face, football that made him one of the most feared defenders of his generation. His style came with a price as he was fined more than $200,000 for questionable hits, a dose of regular discipline that often came with suspensions. Harrison, though, shrugged while noting that he was doing his part to prove the worth of safeties. Harrison, a long-time member of NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' telecast, has a resume that screams Pro Football Hall of Fame. Over his 15 seasons, with the first nine coming in San Diego and the final six with the New England Patriots where he won two Super Bowls, Harrison was named All-Pro and Pro Bowler twice and became the first player to record 30 interceptions and 30 sacks in a career. NBC's Sunday Night Football cast of Jac Collinsworth, left, Tony Dungy, center, and Rodney Harrison ... More work on the field after an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Only one other player has achieved it, Hall of Famer Ray Lewis. Former San Diego Chargers head coach Bobby Ross gestures while speaking during a public memorial ... More service for Junior Seau at Qualcomm Stadium in 2012. Rodney Harrison, a teammate of Seau's who also played under Ross, always received high praise from his ex-coach. (AP Photo/ Gregory Bull) 'What I remember most about Rodney is his incredible toughness,'' former Chargers coach Bobby Ross said in a statement. ''He was a hard-hitting, relentless safety – fearless in every sense of the word.'' Nicknamed 'The Hitman' Harrison always played to the echo of the whistle and then some. He performed with an edge and flair that guaranteed opponents were always aware where No. 47 was on the field. That's why ex-Patriots coach Bill Belichick consistently champions his entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Harrison is already a member of the Patriots Hall of Fame. 'I think Rodney Harrison 100 percent (belongs) in that conservation,'' Belichick said of Harrison's bid to enter the game's hallowed gates in Canton, Ohio. 'And I've coached some of the other safeties in the Hall of Fame, and not taking anything away from them, but certainly Rodney Harrison belongs in that conversation.' Former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates will welcome ex-safety Rodney Harrison into the Chargers ... More Hall of Fame during the upcoming season. Gates will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in July. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) Harrison will become the 44th member of the Chargers Hall of Fame and its 36th player to be honored. Among those he'll join is tight end Antonio Gates, who is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in July.
USA Today
14-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Commanders land surprising cornerback in new NBC mock draft
Commanders land surprising cornerback in new NBC mock draft NBC broadcasts NFL Sunday Night Football during the NFL regular season. A couple of days ago, the Sunday Night crew of Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, and Jac Collinsworth took turns alternating selections in their own first-round 2025 mock draft. It was Collinsworth's turn at No. 29 when they were to make the Washington Commanders selection. Here is how they used the pick and then offered commentary: No. 29 Washington Commanders CB Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame JC: "Had he been healthy this year, I think he would have been a top-ten pick. He had a hip injury and missed their run to the playoffs and national championship game. Big physical guy, NFL bloodlines..." TD: "This is where these guys go in the draft. They are guys that have high first-round talent, but something happened, injuries, style of defense, etc." RH: "I was a little surprised you didn't go safety Xavier Watts, Notre Dame, because Jeremy Chinn left and they still need help at the safety position. The guy has tremendous instincts; he tackles well. He is just a playmaker, reads things before they happen." If you don't want to watch the NBC SNF Mock Draft, here is also how their first-round mock draft developed:
NBC Sports
14-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Chiefs are still 'cream of the crop' in AFC
Mike Florio and Rodney Harrison give their Super Bowl LIX takeaways, discussing why the Kansas City Chiefs should still be considered the "cream of the crop" in the AFC.
USA Today
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Super Bowl XXXIX: Inside the numbers of Jacksonville's Super Sunday, 20 years ago
Super Bowl XXXIX: Inside the numbers of Jacksonville's Super Sunday, 20 years ago The scoreboard at Alltel Stadium read 24-21, but on the night that lifted Jacksonville into the club of Super Bowl host cities, the final score was only the beginning. Thursday marks 20 years to the day since Super Bowl XXXIX arrived in Jacksonville, bringing the New England Patriots, the Philadelphia Eagles and the eyes of much of the planet to the First Coast on Feb. 6, 2015. Here are some of the numbers to remember from Jacksonville's week in the Super Bowl spotlight. 0: Amount of food remaining at some Super Bowl XXXIX vendors by the second half. Oops. 1: Number of Super Bowls held in Jacksonville. 2: Interceptions by New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison in Super Bowl XXXIX, one shy of the game's record. 3: Number of special park-and-ride lots opened ahead of Super Bowl festivities from Thursday through Sunday. Those lots were at Interstate 10 and Lane Avenue, Interstate 95 and Emerson Street and the Imeson Industrial Park lots along Busch Drive. 3: Number of roasted pepper types (red, yellow and green) served for the famously vegetarian Paul McCartney, in a menu prepared by Florida Community College at Jacksonville Culinary School lead instructor Joe Harrold. Also on the menu, per Times-Union archives: a salad of wild mushrooms with fresh herb balsamic dressing; creamy tofu hummus; black bean and corn salad; marinated grilled tofu steaks with a fresh tomato and red onion salsa; eggplant casserole topped off with shredded vegan cheese; brown rice and assorted baby organic vegetables; and organic fruits with a sweet soy yogurt. 4: Songs performed by Paul McCartney on the Alltel Stadium field during the halftime show. Theset list: "Drive My Car," "Get Back," "Live and Let Die" and "Hey Jude." 7: Planes used for two separate Super Bowl flyovers. The first featured vintage aircraft, a B-25 escorted by two T-6 Texans. The second wave included two F/A 22 Raptors and two F/A-18 Super Hornets. 7: Trash trucks — two measuring 13 yards in length, five 18 yards — used to clear trash, litter and general debris from the Jacksonville Landing. 7: Super Bowl championships won by Tom Brady. Super Bowl XXXIX was his third. 7: Driving distance, in miles, between Alltel Stadium and Raines High School, where Eagles defensive backs Brian Dawkins and Lito Sheppard played. 8: Hours of pregame coverage on Fox leading up to Super Bowl XXXIX, beginning at 10 a.m. 15.59: Weight, in pounds, of the seven bass caught by former Jaguars lineman Eugene Chung and Wayne Stumpe to win the VIP portion of the Super Celebration Bass Tournament in Palatka on the Saturday before the game. 34: Fox TV cameras at Alltel Stadium for the game. 35: In dollars, price of a Patriots championship cap after the game. 39: New homeowners at the HabiJax SuperBuild XXXIX dedication in Jacksonville on the Wednesday before the Super Bowl, part of the NFL home-construction program with Habitat for Humanity. 58.9: TV rating (with a 77 share) for Super Bowl XXXIX among Jacksonville viewers, the highest recorded since Nielsen Media Research added the city in 1998. That was the third-highest rating recorded to that point for any city for any Super Bowl. 101: Number of golf balls landing on the green, out of 1,650 attempts, for the 17th hole at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass at the Tuesday party for media and the Super Bowl XXXIX host committee. 160: NFL Alumni Association members playing the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course on the Friday before Super Bowl XXXIX. 190: Number of Jacksonville Transportation Authority shuttle buses used on Super Bowl Sunday. 200: Concourse level at Alltel Stadium, where a plumbing overflow spewed water into malodorous puddles during the Super Bowl. Susie Wiles — then spokeswoman for Mayor John Peyton, now White House Chief of Staff in the administration of President Donald Trump — attributed the problem to a pipe failure on the stadium's west side, unrelated to the stadium's packed capacity. 308: Yards rushing for Jerome Messam of Team Canada against Team USA in the Global Junior Championship, played at the Bolles School the night before the Super Bowl. 357: Passing yards for Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb in Super Bowl XXXIX. It wasn't enough. 400: In dollars, minimum ticket price for the Taste of the NFL event at ATP headquarters in Ponte Vedra. 1,558: Jacksonville's days to prepare between Nov. 1, 2000, when NFL owners voted to award the city hosting rights for Super Bowl XXXIX, and Feb. 6, 2005, when the game kicked off. 3,667: Number of rooms in five cruise ships docked in the St. Johns River for Super Bowl XXXIX. The ships — the Seven Seas Navigator, Carnival Miracle and Holland America's Volendam, Zaandam and Zuiderdam — provided Jacksonville the necessary luxury lodging capacity of 17,500 required to hold the Super Bowl. 4,600: In dollars, maximum street price observed for Super Bowl tickets on the day of the game. 9,000: Local volunteers for Super Bowl XXXIX events. 10,000: Estimated attendance for rapper Snoop Dogg's Snooper Bowl, a charity youth football game for ages 9 to 12, at Raines High School on the Saturday before Super Bowl XXXIX. 10,000: Estimated rental cars used at Jacksonville International Airport during Super Bowl XXXIX weekend. 18,355: Career rushing yards for NFL all-time leader Emmitt Smith. Three days before the Super Bowl, the former Florida Gator announced his retirement at a press conference inside Jacksonville's Prime Osborn Convention Center. 25,000: Estimated fliers departing the airport on the Monday after the Super Bowl, more than three times the usual average. 40,000: Visitors to the St. Marys Mardi Gras in Georgia on the Saturday before Super Bowl XXXIX. 50,000: Visitors at the Jacksonville Landing on the night before Super Bowl XXXIX. 68,000: Winner's share, in dollars per player, for Super Bowl XXXIX. 78,125: Number of fans attending Super Bowl XXXIX. 2.4 million: Price, in dollars, of a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl XXXIX. 12 million: Estimated amount, in dollars, raised by the Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee. 86,072,000: People in the United States who watched Super Bowl XXXIX, per Nielsen statistics. In a March 2005 release, the NFL recorded millions of international viewers as well, including more than 20 million in China, 12 million in Mexico, 4 million in Japan and 2 million in the United Kingdom.
NBC Sports
04-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Key Super Bowl LIX matchups to watch
Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison highlight intriguing Super Bowl LIX matchups and the keys to victory for both sides offensively and defensively.
