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Bill Belichick gushes about Rodney Harrison
The Patriots head coach puts the safety in some very rare air, and hopes that Rodney Harrison gets a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year.
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The Patriots head coach puts the safety in some very rare air, and hopes that Rodney Harrison gets a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year.
Rodney Harrison is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time. Mike Reiss says it's long overdue to put Harrison in Canton.
Last week, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made a public case for Rodney Harrison's Hall of Fame worthiness. Longtime football writer Peter King doesn't buy it.
"The Hall of Fame is out of my control. And since there's no criteria for the Hall of Fame, it's really hard to even have a conversation about it, because there's no ... we're not basing it on anything," Belichick said.
Mike Vrabel doesn't know exactly what goes into the voting and selection process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But the Titans head coach and former Patriots linebacker knows one thing: Rodney Harrison belongs there.
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During his speech to the crowd gathered on the plaza, Harrison offered a series of thanks to family, former teammates and former coaches. He also offered some comments that were distinctly Rodney.
With Leon Gray posthumously getting inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Monday, fans may be interested to know more about the former left tackle. And, really, there's no better place to gain that information than the Patriots' own human encyclopedia, Ernie Adams.
Though his playing career ended more than a decade ago, Harrison was nevertheless struck to return to Gillette Stadium to find the same two key drivers of success -- Tom Brady and Bill Belichick -- continuing the remarkable two-decade run for the Patriots.
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After getting the call on Monday that he'd be the next Patriots Hall of Fame inductee, Rodney Harrison spoke with reporters on a conference call. Here's what he had to say.
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It's getting more and more difficult to select one inductee into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. This year's vote may be the toughest yet.
Those who would know much more -- about the program, about Brady, and about Brady's leadership and influence up and down the roster -- have been weighing in with some opinions that may not remain wholly consistent with so much of the folklore surrounding the Patriots' dynasty.
Even still, given the environment that's natural to arise during an emotional week in both Philadelphia and Boston, one Philly writer was able to stand out among the rest.
Rodney Harrison is never short on opinions.
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"It's just what it is, man. It's football. They're trying to hurt you -- cheap shots, wide receivers coming at your knees, pushing you in your back. That's just war."
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