Chris Harrell
Chris Harrell
Christopher Mychal Harrellis a professional American football player, playing strong safety in the National Football League. Currently allocated to the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europa, Harrell signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals shortly after the 2006 NFL draft. He played collegiately at Penn State University and attended Euclid High School in Euclid, Ohio...
early football game neck playing sure tough
Early on it was very tough for me, especially emotionally, ... There were a lot of tears. I wasn't sure if football was still the game that I should be playing after a neck injury.
change drink learning pace sweat work
The big change of pace has been learning how to work through the sweat and being able to drink water, things like that.
guy oil quick
It was like he had oil on his jersey. He's a quick guy for his size.
huge intercept momentum ourselves proud secondary
Those turnovers are really huge for us and we're really proud of ourselves as a secondary and linebackers to try to intercept the ball, get momentum and get things going.
excited game guys love opportunity penn
Every day at practice, I kind of let the guys know how excited I am to be out there and get out on the field, ... I try to let the young guys know what kind of opportunity they have to play a game they love at a place like Penn State.
deeper endure gives hurt kids people sleeping trying understanding
It wouldn't hurt to have our kids sleeping on cots, especially when some people are still sleeping in tents and have to endure a lot of hardship. This gives them a deeper understanding of what we're trying to do and who we're trying to help.
contact energy felt good types
After the first big hit, I felt really good after I made contact with the guy. I felt all types of energy through me.
guys walked
As I walked back to the huddle, a lot of guys walked up to me and said 'You're back. You're back,'
bowl game guys happen last leaders left older seniors sure trying
That's why we're trying to be leaders and make sure that it doesn't happen the way it did the last bowl game where all of the seniors left and all the older guys went to the NFL. They didn't let the young guys know how important it was to keep this thing going.
sure teammates
Sometimes, when I go back home, they don't see us as much of a threat. I always take that as an insult. I come back, and I make sure to tell my teammates about that.
close game hang last needed passing plays running today together
Last year, we'd hang close in games, but we couldn't put together those big plays when we needed them. We'd been getting them from our passing game this year, and today we got it from the running game.
focus game goes lose program trying understand whether win
It's really important and that's what we've been trying to focus on and let them understand that. Where this program goes after this game whether we win or lose is really going to be on them.
coming feet ground hindrance stick
A lot of us really had to stick our feet in the ground to make our breaks. The ground was coming up in chunks. It was a big hindrance to us.
athletes bother playing surprised
A lot of us are really surprised at how they're playing because they have so many athletes on the team. It does kind of bother us that they're 3-3.