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
bowl excited expecting opportunity point super time
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.
anybody prayer praying saw turned
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.
football playing prepared since
This is the most prepared since I have been playing football.
far great league money owners stepping structure
The league is really set up for the owners to make money and I really don't like the structure of the players' contract. But that's another situation. I think technically, as far as stepping down, he did a great job.
bring dreamed fit meant raider stand
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.
affects definitely prepare ready
It definitely affects the way you prepare because you never know who is going to be in there. It affects the communication. However, everyone has to be ready and that's no excuse.
inspirational
It was, ... the most inspirational thing I've ever been around.
bad football hard matter talked
I know I can come back from this, ... It's just a matter of how hard and how bad I want to do it. You and I have talked about this before; football is not my life, it's a part of my life. It's what I do, it's not who I am.
bad boys course dirty executing football image means national particular reputation
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.
against people
We know the whole world is against us, basically, and people want us to lose, people want to see us fall. But that's fine. That's just the way it is.
describing fiery guess similar
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,
complete easy gave last played similar
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.
eric open rookie
We don't look at Eric as a rookie coordinator. He had a lot of input. We have a lot of input. They've very open to suggestions.
crying guys home plane
You'd see guys crying on the plane home,