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Marvin Harrison
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Marvin Harrison at the Colts 2007 Training Camp.
Indianapolis Colts
Career information
College:Syracuse
NFL draft:1996 / round: 1 / pick: 19
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2009
Receptions:1,062
Receiving Yards:14,191
Receiving TDs:126

Marvin Daniel Harrison (born August 25, 1972, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. Harrison, together with his longtime Colts teammate Peyton Manning are considered one of the best offensive tandems in NFL history,[1] holding several records for a quarterback-wide receiver tandem.

High School Career

Harrison attended Roman Catholic High School in Center City, Philadelphia, where he was a four-sport standout in football, basketball, soccer, and tennis.

College Career

As a 3-year starter at Syracuse University playing with Donovan McNabb, Harrison set a national record with 2,718 career receiving yards and ranked second in school history with 20 receiving touchdowns to Rob Moore. Harrison graduated with a degree in retailing. [2]

Collegiate Statistics

Year Team G GS Rec Yards AVG TD
1991 SYR 10 0 2 13 6.5 0
1993 SYR 11 9 41 813 19.8 7
1994 SYR 10 10 36 761 21.1 5
1995 SYR 11 11 56 1,131 20.2 8
Tot. N/A 42 30 135 2,718 20.1 20

Professional Career

Marvin Harrison was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 19th selection in the 1996 NFL Draft, a selection which was obtained in a trade that sent Jeff George to the Atlanta Falcons. Harrison has gone on to become one of the more productive receivers from that draft class, surpassing fellow wide receivers Keyshawn Johnson, Terry Glenn, Eddie Kennison, Eric Moulds, Amani Toomer, Muhsin Muhammad, Terrell Owens and others.

In 2002 Harrison broke Herman Moore's single season receptions record by 20 receptions. He finished with 143 catches, and he also had over 1,700 yards receiving. In December, 2006 Harrison became just the fourth player in NFL history to record 1000 receptions, joining Jerry Rice (1549), Cris Carter (1101), and Tim Brown (1094). He is also one of only seven wide receivers in NFL history to reach 100 touchdowns.

During a 2007 game against the Denver Broncos, Harrison injured his knee while attempting a block and was lost for the season, making only a small appearance in their lone playoff game that season. It marked only the second time Harrison had missed regular season action due to injuries and the first since 1998.

Harrison was involved in one of the most infamous blunders in the history of the NFL Playoffs. In a 2003 wild card matchup against the Denver Broncos, Harrison caught a 20 yard pass from Peyton Manning across the middle. Deltha O'Neal, former cornerback for the Broncos, had forgotten to touch Harrison down, and Harrison stood up and continued running, eventually scoring on a fifty-yard touchdown play. Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan was infuriated with O'Neal and the rest of the Broncos defenders that were around Harrison, who helped clinch victory as the Colts went up 28-3. Indianapolis would eventually win 41-10. Harrison would finish that game against Denver with 7 receptions for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns, in his finest post-season performance to date.

In a recent episode of "The Top Five Reasons You Can't Blame" on ESPN Classic concerning the excessive celebrations of wide receiver Terrell Owens, former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy said this about Harrison: "Terrell Owens is a guy that has to go out there and get recognized for his antics and celebrations, while a guy like Marvin Harrison wants to be recognized for his play on the field, not his antics or celebrations. That's the kind of receiver you want on your team".

Professional Statistics

Accurate as of October 15, 2008

Year Team G GS Rec Yards AVG LG TD
1996 IND 16 15 64 836 13.1 41 8
1997 IND 16 15 73 866 11.9 56 6
1998 IND 12 12 59 776 13.2 61 7
1999 IND 16 16 115 1,663 14.5 57 12
2000 IND 16 16 102 1,413 13.9 78 14
2001 IND 16 16 109 1,524 14.0 68 15
2002 IND 16 16 143 1,722 12.0 69 11
2003 IND 15 15 94 1,272 13.5 79 10
2004 IND 16 16 86 1,113 12.9 59 15
2005 IND 15 15 82 1,146 14.0 80 12
2006 IND 16 16 95 1,366 14.4 68 12
2007 IND 5 5 20 247 12.4 42 1
2008 IND 5 5 20 247 12.4 67 3
Tot. N/A 178 178 1,062 14,191 13.4 80 126

NFL Records

  • Holds the NFL record for receptions in a single season with 143, set in 2002. *
  • Currently Marvin Harrison is averaging 86 receptions per season, which is an all time record. He is ahead of second place Sterling Sharpe who averaged 85 receptions per season. He had previously been averaging 93 per season until 2007, where he missed the majority of games with a knee injury, resulting in a 20 reception season.
  • Only player to have 4 consecutive 100 or more reception seasons in NFL history.
  • Only player to have 4 consecutive seasons with at least 1,400 receiving yards in NFL history.
  • Only player to 50 or more receptions in his first 11 seasons in NFL history.
  • Became the only player ever in the history of the NFL to have six double digit reception games in one single season in the 2002 regular season.
  • Became the only player in NFL history to have 12 games with 8 or more receptions in a single season in 2002.
  • Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning hold the record for most receptions between a Quarterback and a Wide receiver with 956 receptions.
  • Harrison trails only Jerry Rice in 1,500 or more receiving yard seasons. He has 3 such seasons, Jerry Rice had 4.
  • Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning currently hold the NFL record in receiving touchdowns between a QB and WR with 109 as the end of the 2007 season.
  • With 59 career 100 yard receiving games, Marvin Harrison now ranks #2 all time behind Jerry Rice and his 76 career 100 yard receiving games.
  • 16 career games with at least 10 receptions.
  • With 8 straight seasons of 1,000 yards or more and 10 or more receiving TD's, Marvin Harrison has now set an NFL record passing Jerry Rice.
  • Second-fastest player to achieve 100 receiving touchdowns.
  • As of December 31, 2006, Marvin Harrison has caught a pass in every game in his career (170), a record for any player to start his career.
  • On December 10, 2006, made his 1000th reception against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is among only 4 other players in NFL history to have over 1000 receptions. The other 3 being Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, and Tim Brown. And is the fastest player to do so reaching the mark in just 167 career games.
  • Most receptions in a 2 season period (252, 2001-2002).
  • Most receptions in a 3 season period (354, 2000-2002).
  • Most receptions in a 4 season period (469, 1999-2002).
  • Most receptions in a 5 season period (563, 1999-2003).
  • Most receptions in a 7 season period (731, 1999-2005).
  • Most receptions in an 8 season period (826, 1999-2006).
  • 8 straight seasons with at least 82 receptions.
  • On December 18, 2006, Marvin Harrison and Indianapolis Colt teammate Reggie Wayne became the only NFL wide receiver tandem to catch 75 receptions and 1,000 yards in 3 straight seasons. The game was on Monday Night and was played against the Cincinnati Bengals.
  • On February 4, 2007, Marvin Harrison moved into second place for the most consecutive games with a reception with 184, passing Art Monk who had 183, and is now only behind Jerry Rice who had 274.

Dwight Dixon

On May 2, 2008 it was reported by radio station WIP that Harrison was questioned by police concerning a shooting that occurred April 29 at a bar owned by Harrison in North Philadelphia. While the details of the incident remain cloudy, it is believed that a gun owned by Harrison was used in a shooting that injured the hand of Dwight Dixon, and resulted in shattered glass that scratched another below the eye. Philadelphia police do not have any suspects in that case, however charges are being filed upon Dixon for filing false reports on the shooting to the police.

In early October, it was reported that Dixon was filing a civil lawsuit against Harrison for damages resulting from the shooting. Dixon is seeking more than $100,000 in damages. His lawsuit is interesting in that it does not commit to a belief in Harrison as the shooter. One part of the lawsuit claims that Harrison "intentionally and outrageously shot" Dixon, although another part of the document says Dixon could have been shot by someone else using Harrison's gun. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Top 10 pass combos in NFL history". NFL.com.
  2. ^ "Marvin Harrison: The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts". Colts.com.
  3. ^ "Shooting Victim Suing Marvin Harrison". AOL Sports.

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