Marvin Harrison Jr.’s struggles continued to plague the second-year receiver in the first half on Thursday night.
But he did get a measure of redemption later on.
Midway through the second quarter of the Cardinals’ 23-20 loss against the Seahawks on Thursday night, Harrison dropped an open pass from quarterback Kyler Murray, with the ball ricocheting into the hands of Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV for an interception.
The interception marked the second pick thrown by Murray in just the first half as the Cardinals trailed Seattle 14-3 going into halftime.
In the first half, Harrison had just eight receiving yards on four targets.
“I think you see a guy who’s uberly talented just not playing with confidence,” analyst Kirk Herbsreit said of Harrison during Thursday’s Prime Video broadcast. “It’s like his mind is paralyzing his ability to be the receiver he can be.”
Harrison did make up for the blunder later in Thursday’s game, catching a heavily contested touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to put the Cardinals within one possession.
After making the impressive grab, Harrison kneeled down in the end zone next to his teammates in an emotional moment. He finished the game with six grabs for 66 yards.
“He gets down on himself. He’s gotta let that go and control the controllables,” Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said of Harrison after the loss.
To start the 2025 season, Harrison has largely failed to live up to the high expectations in the NFL after dominating at Ohio State.
In the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the 49ers, Harrison dropped another wide-open pass, with the 23-year-old looking in disbelief after the missed catch.
The Cardinals ended up losing that game, 16-15, to San Francisco, and Harrison explained his disappointment with his performance to reporters.
“It’s a lot of emotion,” Harrison said after the defeat. “Just disappointed, really. I know what I put into the game, so it doesn’t feel the best.
“Everybody’s got a job to do. I’m not doing my job at a high enough level at the moment. I know what I’m capable of. To go out there and not play [anywhere] near the best of my abilities, it’s frustrating, it hurts the team. And I gotta get better.”
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Harrison entered Thursday’s game with 142 receiving yards and a touchdown on 10 catches.
Last season, Harrison notched 62 receptions and eight touchdowns with 885 receiving yards.
After earning two-time All-American honors during his time at Ohio State, Harrison was drafted with the No. 4 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, ahead of receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr.
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