Marvin Harrison

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Marvin Harrison

Marvin Harrison at the Colts 2007 Training Camp.
No. --     Free Agent
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: August 25, 1972 (1972-08-25) (age 37)
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
College: Syracuse
NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Debuted in 1996 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
As player: 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) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team Holds several NFL records
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
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 Indianapolis Colts in the first round of 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

He was a 3-year starter at Syracuse University, playing with Donovan McNabb in his final year. Harrison set a school 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

Indianapolis Colts

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, Joe Horn, Bobby Engram, 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, Harrison asked for and was granted his release by the Indianapolis Colts. He spent the 2009 season out of football.

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).
• Most games with at least 8 receptions (51)
• Most games with at least 9 receptions (32)
• Most games with at least 11 receptions (12)
• Most games with at least 12 receptions (8)
• Most games with at least 13 receptions (4)
• Most games with at least 14 receptions (2)-tied with Brandon Marshall, Jerry Rice, Jason Witten, Jimmy Smith, Kellen Winslow
• Most consecutive games with at least 6 receptions (16)
• Most consecutive games with at least 9 receptions (6)
• Only player to have 50 or more receptions in his first 11 seasons in NFL history.(Torry Holt became the 2nd on 12/27/09)
• Only player to have 4 consecutive 100 or more reception seasons in NFL history.
• Most consecutive seasons with at least 10 touchdown receptions (8)
• Most consecutive seasons with at least 11 touchdown receptions (4)-tied with Lance Alworth
• 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.
• Along with Wes Welker, only one of two players to have had at least six double digit reception games in a single season.
• Only player ever in the history of the NFL with 16 career games with double digit receptions for one team, Indianapolis Colts. [Jerry Rice has 17 double digit reception games(15 with the 49ers, 2 with the Raiders)]
• Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning currently hold the record for most receptions between a Quarterback and a Wide receiver with 953.
• Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning currently hold the NFL record in receiving touchdowns between a QB and WR with 112.
• Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning currently hold the NFL record in receiving yards between a QB and WR with 12,756.
• 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 ranks #3 all time behind Jerry Rice (76) and Randy Moss (61).
• 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 6 players in NFL history to have over 1000 receptions. The other 5 being Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, Isaac Bruce, Tim Brown and Terrell Owens. 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.
• Only player in NFL history to catch a pass in every game

Shooting incident

Harrison was sued by Dwight Dixon, the target of a shooting outside Chuckie's Garage, a Philadelphia business owned by Harrison, on April 29, 2008.^[2][3] Dixon alleged that Harrison was the gunman who shot at him. On January 6, 2009, Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham 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, who had initially given the police a false name and claimed he was robbed by two men when interviewed at the hospital,^[5] was subsequently convicted of filing a false report for this incident on January 28, 2009. He was sentenced to 6 months probation. Dixon's attorney reportedly sought a new trial as the conviction violated Dixon's parole in an unrelated case.^[6] Harrison is also being sued by Robert Nixon, a victim caught in the crossfire of the shooting who identified Harrison as the shooter in a statement to police.^[7]

Dixon died on July 21, 2009 when he was shot once in the chest and once in the arm while waiting outside a building two blocks away from Harrison's sports bar.^[8] The FBI has become involved in the investigation.

References

External links

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