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USA Today
01-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. has played marvelous for Drew Terrell
Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. has played marvelous for Drew Terrell Marvin Harrison Jr. will continue his success as long as he has Cardinals pass game coordinator Drew Terrell Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had eight touchdown receptions in 2024, ranking No. 13 in the NFL and tying a franchise rookie record. In just his rookie season, Harrison Jr. has already proven himself to have a promising upside. However, there is a mastermind helping Harrison Jr. to maximize his potential, someone most Cardinals fans know little about. Harrison Jr.'s position coach Drew Terrell, who is also the pass game coordinator, has optimized the Cardinals passing game by using intermediate routes to attack both zone and man coverages. Before the late-season Cardinals losing streak, Terrell had quarterback Kyler Murray ranked within the top 10 in the NFL in completion percentages. While Terrell won't get all the credit, he also deserves some praise for the way tight end Trey McBride played throughout the 2024 NFL season. Nevertheless, with a 14.8-yard per-catch average on 62 catches, Harrison Jr. and has worked well with Terrell about being intentional and scheming ways to attack the third level of the defense. Harrison Jr.'s utilization and effectiveness both decline when the Cardinals offense becomes one-dimensional, so it's ultimately up to offensive coordinator Drew Petzing to sequence in enough running plays so the Cardinals don't get stuck in third-and-long situations. When everything is on schedule, however, and Terrell gets to work his mastermind, Harrison Jr. is sure to get his touches and impose his impact on the game. With eight touchdowns on 62 receptions last season, Harrison has been managed superbly by Terrell. Hopefully, Cardinals fans will see more marvelous plays made by Harrison Jr. in his second NFL season. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
NBC Sports
19-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Marvin Harrison Jr.'s only goal in 2025 is to "win more games"
Larry Fitzgerald expects Marvin Harrison Jr. to be a better receiver in his second season, and Harrison expects the same. He caught 62 passes for 855 yards and a team-leading eight touchdowns. His father, Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison, made 64 catches for 836 yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie in 1996. 'A little too similar in my opinion,' Harrison Jr. said, laughing, via video from Bo Brack of PHNX Cardinals. 'But nah, it works out in mysterious ways, and it all worked out.' Harrison Jr., whose father caught 73 passes for 866 yards and six touchdowns in his second season, has only one thing that will constitute improvement in Year 2. 'Improvement for me is winning more games,' Harrison Jr. said. 'I want to get a home playoff game for Arizona. I actually went to the [Rams-Vikings playoff] game, and it was like, 'There is a team playing the playoffs in our building.' It just didn't feel right.' The Cardinals went 8-9 last season, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season and for the eighth time in the past nine seasons. They have not won a playoff game since 2015 when Bruce Arians was the coach, Carson Palmer was the quarterback and Fitzgerald was the top wide receiver.
