Last week Marvin Harrison Jr. had a bad drop. He was wide open downfield, Kyler Murray delivered a good pass and Harrison simply had it go through his arms.
At least that one hit the ground and was incomplete.
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Harrison’s struggles early in his second season were on full display for a big audience that turned in for Thursday night’s game, and a big mistake became a turnover. The Arizona Cardinals receiver had a perfect pass hit him right in the hands over the middle of the field, but it bounced off his hands and when he tried to gather it, the ball caromed in the air and right to Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV for an interception.
The Seahawks went on to win 23-20 on a field goal as time expired.
Harrison was supposed to be a transcendent player coming out of Ohio State. He was viewed as one of the top receiver prospects in a long time, and was taken fourth in the NFL Draft after three quarterbacks went off the board. It has not worked out anywhere close to how he or the Cardinals had hoped.
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Harrison did bounce back for a really nice touchdown in the fourth quarter. He caught it over Pro Bowl cornerback Devon Witherspoon in the end zone for the Cardinals’ first touchdown of the night.
Harrison needed a play like that.
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Harrison had an uneven rookie season, but was still good enough that bigger things were expected his second season. He had a solid opener but then had just 71 yards in Arizona’s next two games, everyone saw his embarrassing drop against the 49ers, and then he had the drop on Thursday night that led to an interception. Before that, Harrison and Murray had a big miscommunication that led to Murray throwing to nobody on the right side as Harrison continued to run upfield.
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Harrison’s struggles are becoming such an issue that on the Amazon Prime Video pregame show, former NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez said he talked to Harrison about his own issues with drops his second season.
Harrison’s touchdown didn’t completely erase the massive drop that led to the interception. But it was a needed reprieve from his struggles.
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