Rodney Harrison

Rodney Harrison

Harrison with the Patriots in 2006
No. 37
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1972-12-15) December 15, 1972 (age 44)
Place of birth:	Markham, Illinois
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Chicago Heights (IL) Marian
College:	Western Illinois
NFL Draft:	1994 / Round: 5 / Pick: 145
Career history
San Diego Chargers (1994–2002) New England Patriots (2003–2008)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII, XXXIX) 2× Pro Bowl (1998, 2001) 3× First team All-Pro (1998, 2001, 2003) Second team All-Pro (2004) San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 1,205 Sacks: 30.5 Interceptions: 34 Forced fumbles: 11 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Rodney Scott Harrison (born December 15, 1972) is 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. He currently serves as a commentator for Sunday Night Football on NBC.

Harrison went to high school at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. In March 2006, Marian Catholic retired Harrison's #37 jersey, although Harrison never actually wore #37 while in high school. Harrison's varsity numbers were #26 as a sophomore, #11 as a junior and #3 as a senior. Harrison graduated from high school in 1991. Harrison played on the same varsity team as NFL player John Holecek.

Harrison played college football at Western Illinois University from 1991 to 1993. He is the school's record-holder for tackles in a career (345) and tackles in a game (28). As a freshman, Harrison was a second-team All-Gateway Football Conference before being named a first-team All-Gateway pick as a sophomore and junior. The Associated Press also named him a second-team All-American as a sophomore and a first-team All-American as a junior.

Harrison was drafted in the fifth round of the 1994 draft, (145th overall) by the San Diego Chargers, the same year they made their only Super Bowl (XXIX) to date, which they lost to the San Francisco 49ers. Harrison became a starting member of the Chargers' 1996 defense, going to two Pro Bowls with the Chargers in 1998 and 2001. He set then-career highs with the Chargers in 2000 with 127 tackles and six interceptions; in 2002 he started 13 games and recorded 88 tackles in his final season with the Chargers.