Marvin Harrison

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Marvin Harrison

Marvin Harrison at the Colts 2007 Training Camp.
Free Agent — No. --
Wide receiver
Date of birth: August 25, 1972 (1972-08-25) (age 36)
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Professional debut
1996 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
College: Syracuse
NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Teams: Indianapolis Colts (1996–2008)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLI) 8× Pro Bowl selection (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) 6× First-team All-Pro selection (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) 2× Second-team All-Pro selection (2001, 2005) Holds several NFL records
Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2008 NFL season)
Receptions	1,102
Receiving Yards	14,580
Receiving TDs	128
Stats at NFL.com

Marvin Daniel Harrison (born August 25, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Colts with the 19th pick in the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.

Early years

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. ^[1]

Collegiate statistics

Professional career

Harrison was selected by the 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.

On December 14, 2008 in a game against the Detroit Lions, Marvin Harrison caught his 1,095th career reception, passing Tim Brown for third all time. He passed Cris Carter to become second on the all-time NFL reception record list with 1,102 receptions during a 23-0 Colts victory over the Tennessee Titans on December 28, 2008.

Following the 2008 NFL season, Marvin Harrison asked for and was granted his release by the Indianapolis Colts. Despite rumors of interest by numerous teams, Harrison is currently a free agent and has yet to sign on with any team.

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.

Professional statistics

Accurate as of April 13, 2009

NFL records

• Holds the NFL record for receptions in a single season with 143, set in 2002. *
• Currently Harrison is averaging 84.7 receptions per season, which is second to the all time record held by 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.
• 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).
• Only player to 50 or more receptions in his first 11 seasons in NFL history.
• 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 in NFL history to have 12 games with 8 or more receptions in a single season in 2002.
• 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.
• Only player ever in the history of the NFL with 16 career games with at least 10 receptions.
• Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning currently hold the record for most receptions between a Quarterback and a Wide receiver with 965 receptions.
• Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning currently hold the NFL record in receiving touchdowns between a QB and WR with 114.
• Harrison trails only Jerry Rice in 1,500 or more receiving yard seasons. He has 3 such seasons, Jerry Rice had 4.
• 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.
• Marvin Harrison is in second place for the most consecutive games with a reception with 204, and is now only behind Jerry Rice who had 274.
• Second-fastest player to achieve 100 receiving touchdowns.
• Only player with eight straight 1,000 yards or more and 10 or more receiving TD's.
• Only player with eight 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 December 10, 2006, made his 1000^th reception against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is among only 5 players in NFL history to have over 1000 receptions. The other 4 being Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, Isaac Bruce and Tim Brown. And is the fastest player to do so reaching the mark in just 167 career games.
• On December 28, 2008, Marvin Harrison moved into second place for most receptions all time, trailing only Jerry Rice, with 1,102.

Personal life

Harrison is currently being sued by Dwight Dixon, the victim of a shooting outside Chuckie's Garage, a Philadelphia business owned by Harrison, on April 29, 2008.^[2][3] On January 6, 2009, Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham announced that police have confirmed that it was Harrison's gun that fired shots at Dixon but they had been unable to determine who pulled the trigger.^[4] The Philadelphia District Attorney also stated that she was not going to pursue charges in this case due to conflicting witness statements. Dixon was convicted of filing a false report with the police for this incident on January 28, 2009. He was sentenced to 6 months probation. Dixon's attorney is reportedly seeking a new trial as the conviction violates Dixon's parole in an unrelated case.^[5]

References

External links

• Indianapolis Colts bio
• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • Yahoo! Sports