Rodney Harrison
Rodney Harrison
Rodney Scott Harrisonis a former professional football player of the National Football League. Harrison played safety for the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and winner of two Super Bowl rings...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 December 1972
CityMarkham, IL
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It was not up to par. It was the same as last year. We didn't play a complete game. We gave them some easy touchdowns. We didn't really play our game. Fortunately, we were able to get a victory.
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We weren't up to par. Similar to (our opener) last year, we played rusty. We didn't play a complete game. We gave up some easy touchdowns, didn't really communicate well.
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We're not a dynasty, we're just a good football team, and we've been a good football team since I've been here. The Chicago Bulls, they were a dynasty. They were a dynasty for six years, but once you lose, you're not a dynasty any more. I don't know how long dynasties last, but it seems like they don't last very long in professional sports nowadays.
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The club figured that, at 30, I couldn't run anymore. I'd suffered a groin pull in the first game last year. The muscle was 30Â percent off the bone. The doctors told me I'd miss eight weeks. I missed two. I guess the Patriots feel I can run well enough.
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I'm sure they're going to be very upset by what happened in the AFC championship and I know they'll use that as a motivational tool. We're going into another hornet's nest.
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I'm really excited at this point in time because I have an opportunity to play in the Super Bowl and I'm expecting my baby.
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I turned around and I saw him down and I just started praying for him because you never want to see anybody down like that.
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They can't throw. They can't catch. All they can do is yell, scream, swear at you ... They're fans sitting down, drinking beer, eating popcorn and pizza, and you respect that and that's what you like. You like to interact with the fans. You like to see the fans have a good time.
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Well, he's a fiery guy. He's very competitive. He's high-spirited, he's emotional. ... I guess he's similar to me. It is like describing myself,
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Everyone wants to judge us and gauge us on what happened in the past, but this is a totally different team. People have to realize that and we understand that. So there's no guarantee that we're going to go out there and do anything.
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You go out there and you play the game hard, but you never want to see anyone down. And I just felt really bad. The guy is vulnerable being down like that. It was just hard on me.
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You'd see guys crying on the plane home,
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Of course they have an image of being bad boys and being the dirty boys of the National Football League, ... but a reputation means nothing. What means something is going out there and executing on that particular day.
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As a kid, I always dreamed about being an Oakland Raider because I think what they stand for really fit with what I bring on the field, ... Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be.