Harrison cut!

vorbis

Was a bit surprised till I read the reasons behind it. I reckon the Colts were correct in trying to reduce his salary. He was not looking himself over the last season at all.

tallaghtoutlaws

vorbis wrote: »

Was a bit surprised till I read the reasons behind it. I reckon the Colts were correct in trying to reduce his salary. He was not looking himself over the last season at all.

I wouldn't say he was cut. He asked to be released instead of negotiating with the Colts as they told him pretty much out straight to forget about looking for more money. Many say he is done but i feel he has 1 good season left in him. Philly might be an option. To play with McNabb and again and play in the city he lives in.

kev_s88

good decision to let him go in my opinion...coming off a sub-standard season and at his age its about the right time...plus with the emergence of Anthony Gonzalez they dont really need Marv any more....plus his huge contract is not worth keeping

very similar to the situation with the Jaguars and releasing Fred Taylor...hes their all time yardage leader but he's 33 now and coming off a bad season and a big contract for this year...plus with Pocket Hercules taking over last season as the no.1 RB its not surprising to see Fred go....and now hes working out with the Patriots and Bills

heyjude

In salary cap terms Harrison was the most expensive wide receiver in the NFL last year(2008) at $12m( compared to $6.66m for team-mate Reggie Wayne) and his cap value was 2nd highest in the NFL in 2007 too( see http://content.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/salaries/playersbyposition.aspx?pos=133 ) , yet due to injuries he finished outside the top 50 in receiving yardage for the past two years.

I heard that his cap value for the coming season would have been over $13m, so even leaving aside any sentimentality, without a substantial salary cut, there was no way the Colts could afford to keep him. There has been a suggestion that he wanted to test the market and that he might still end up back with the Colts, but for that to happen his cap number will have to be slashed.

Gubbo

What was his cap number for next year. Over $10 million or something like that I think. For someone who is probably now only the third or fourth receiver on the team.

Still, its a shame. Marv in his day was just the most amazing player. I remember back in '03 I think. One handed diving catch before rotating in mid air to land on his back and keep possession. Unbelievable.

A great player.

Elonex

They were right to let him go. He was looking for rediculous money and it just wouldn't make sense for the Colts to sign him especially with Gonzalez. Wonder who will take him though?

Karlusss

A lot of teams are worried about the cap this year because of 2010 potentially being uncapped... who's going to take Marvin Harrison for crazy money?

Sea Devils

He looks very much like the Shaun Alexander of 2009 where people will look and wonder why he hasn't signed with anyone but effectively his playing days could be over. He should have taken a paycut and stayed with the Colts IMO

Chanandler Bong

kev_s88 wrote: »

good decision to let him go in my opinion...coming off a sub-standard season and at his age its about the right time...plus with the emergence of Anthony Gonzalez they dont really need Marv any more....plus his huge contract is not worth keeping

very similar to the situation with the Jaguars and releasing Fred Taylor...hes their all time yardage leader but he's 33 now and coming off a bad season and a big contract for this year...plus with Pocket Hercules taking over last season as the no.1 RB its not surprising to see Fred go....and now hes working out with the Patriots and Bills

+1 on everythin

bobby wade

Interesting story on Harrison: http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3827402

tallaghtoutlaws

bobby wade wrote: »

Interesting story on Harrison: http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3827402

wow that is some story if true talk about a mysterious guy.

eagle eye

Only one word from me on at that 'WOW'

Karlusss

Ehhh...

Weird.

vorbis

tbh that's character assassination journalism at it's finest. There wasn't even charges brought!

tallaghtoutlaws

vorbis wrote: »

tbh that's character assassination journalism at it's finest. There wasn't even charges brought!

To answer this and bring up this old thread. Skeletons definitely in Harrisons closet.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4359721

A Philadelphia man who claims he was caught in the crossfire during a shooting rampage by Marvin Harrison is suing the former all-pro wide receiver, saying that a bullet fired by Harrison is still lodged in his back.

In the suit, Robert Nixon, 33, claims he saw Harrison shoot at another man with guns in each of his hands on April 29, 2008, and continue to fire when the target fled the scene in his car. He said Harrison "continued shooting at the other person ... as [he] drove past plaintiff. In doing so, a bullet from defendant's handgun struck plaintiff in the back with great force and violence."

The seven-count suit alleges assault, battery negligence, and reckless misconduct.

It is the second suit against Harrison in connection with the shooting on West Thompson Street, where Harrison owns a car wash. The man he allegedly fired on, Dwight Dixon, filed a suit last year that accused Harrison of retaliating for a shouting match that turned physical when the two traded punches. Dixon claimed he was shot "intentionally" and "outrageously."

In a bloody twist last week, Dixon was gunned down by an unknown assailant as he sat in another car, just blocks from where the April 2008 shooting occurred. Police say an assailant approached the driver's side of his Toyota Camry and fired four times, then shot through the back window before unloading two more slugs in the passenger side. Video surveillance taken by a camera at a nearby store shows the gunman -- wearing a hooded sweatshirt, jeans and white sneakers -- fleeing with his head lowered and face obscured. Dixon was struck in the chest, stomach and arm.

Dixon told police that he believed the shooting was linked to the earlier incident. But authorities have no evidence to back up the claim and have not been able to interview Dixon, who is listed as being in critical condition at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dixon's attorney, Robert Gamburg, said his client has been slipping in and out of a coma.

In interviews with police last year, Harrison acknowledged quarreling with Dixon. He also surrendered a rare Belgium 5.7 caliber handgun, fully loaded, to police who questioned him at his garage. According to prosecutors, ballistics tests later showed that the gun fired five of the six cartridge casings that were found at the shooting scene.

But while Harrison admitted to being in his garage during the melee, he denied having the gun with him that day, saying it was in his suburban home. Police and prosecutors have yet to reconcile how the gun could have been in Harrison's home if it was used to shoot Dixon.

In the first shooting incident, Stanley McCray, an employee of Harrison's, told police that he saw Dixon with a weapon but did not see him raise or fire it.

In January, Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham said she would not file criminal charges because the case was steeped in conflicting witness accounts. She specifically mentioned Nixon, who initially told police he knew nothing about what happened but four days later signed a statement saying he was positive that he saw Harrison with a gun. Abraham said Nixon, who has a rap sheet for petty drug possession and is currently in jail for illegally having prescription pain pills, "admitted that he had fabricated many of the details."

But a law enforcement source who has seen Nixon's statements to police disagrees. The source told ESPN that while certain elements of Nixon's story changed, his identification of Harrison remained consistent after he began cooperating. Indeed, police were so confident in his account that they placed him in protective custody for two weeks last spring. Nixon left the custody voluntarily.

A spokesman for Abraham did not return a call today seeking comment about whether Nixon's suit would prompt her to reconsider opening the case.

The NFL has previously decided that, given the district attorney's decision, there is "no basis for any disciplinary action" against Harrison.

Harrison, a 13-year NFL veteran with possible Hall of Fame credentials, was released at his own request by the Colts at the end of last season after being asked to take a pay cut. He is currently trying to secure a free-agent contract.

Whether there is proof or not or actual charges tis all still very disturbing really.