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January 14, 2008
Colts notebook
Harrison: 'I did what I can do'
Receiver loses fumble on 1st of only 2 catches; ends game on the bench
Marvin Harrison was cheered when he took the field for pregame warm-ups. The capacity RCA Dome crowd roared Sunday when he was introduced.
UNHAPPY RETURN: Marvin Harrison (88), playing in his first game since Oct. 22, fumbled after this reception in the first quarter. - SAM RICHE / The Star
But as wildly anticipated returns go, this one was not so triumphant.
Playing only his sixth game of the season and his first since Oct. 22 because of a knee injury, the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver clearly was not his Pro Bowl self. He fumbled on his first reception. He caught two passes for 27 yards. He labored into the fourth quarter before taking a seat on the bench.
"I did what I can do. That's the bottom line," Harrison said. "It was a coaching decision. I don't know how it came down, but at that point in the game we were better off probably without me out there."
Harrison was right where he needed to be late in the first quarter. He crossed over the middle and took a third-and-10 pass 17 yards to the San Diego 22 but spun to avoid safety Marlon McCree, whose hit knocked the football loose. Cornerback Antonio Cromartie recovered for the Chargers.
Harrison's only other catch was a 10-yarder during the second quarter.
He suffered a bruised left knee while blocking against Denver on Sept. 30. Again and again the Colts hoped and planned for his return, but he played only one of the next 12 games.
He expects to be fully healthy and back in form next season.
"I'll be fine," he said. "I worked extremely hard day in and day out. I'm not one to not play. It's been coming along but it been coming along very slowly."
January 14, 2008
Colts notebook
Harrison: 'I did what I can do'
Receiver loses fumble on 1st of only 2 catches; ends game on the bench
Marvin Harrison was cheered when he took the field for pregame warm-ups. The capacity RCA Dome crowd roared Sunday when he was introduced.
UNHAPPY RETURN: Marvin Harrison (88), playing in his first game since Oct. 22, fumbled after this reception in the first quarter. - SAM RICHE / The Star
But as wildly anticipated returns go, this one was not so triumphant.
Playing only his sixth game of the season and his first since Oct. 22 because of a knee injury, the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver clearly was not his Pro Bowl self. He fumbled on his first reception. He caught two passes for 27 yards. He labored into the fourth quarter before taking a seat on the bench.
"I did what I can do. That's the bottom line," Harrison said. "It was a coaching decision. I don't know how it came down, but at that point in the game we were better off probably without me out there."
Harrison was right where he needed to be late in the first quarter. He crossed over the middle and took a third-and-10 pass 17 yards to the San Diego 22 but spun to avoid safety Marlon McCree, whose hit knocked the football loose. Cornerback Antonio Cromartie recovered for the Chargers.
Harrison's only other catch was a 10-yarder during the second quarter.
He suffered a bruised left knee while blocking against Denver on Sept. 30. Again and again the Colts hoped and planned for his return, but he played only one of the next 12 games.
He expects to be fully healthy and back in form next season.
"I'll be fine," he said. "I worked extremely hard day in and day out. I'm not one to not play. It's been coming along but it been coming along very slowly."
