and looked for ways the 6-foot-4, 205-pound receiver plays like his father, Marvin Harrison Sr., a Pro Football Hall of Famer and one of the greatest pass-catchers of all time.Change of directionBut then Monson changed gears with his article. Rather than continue with comparisons between Harrison Jr. and Harrison Sr., he examined where the former may already be further along than the latter, even during the prime of his career: Separation. In fact, Monson called separation Harrison Jr.
Harrison is as good off the line and at clearing defenders as any receiver of recent memory, and that’s before you get to the fundamental aspects of playing the position, like actually catching the football. When Joey and Nick first showed they shared their dad’s passion for football, he didn’t want to coach them, even though he was a 1987 Dolphins first-round pick himself. Instead, he pledged that he’d pour into them by getting them the very best at every turn, so they could be their best. The kids got the best coaches, trainers, programs, financial advisers, agents—whatever it was, he gave his gifted offspring that edge.