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Two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison opened up about his viral hang on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” pregame show.
Harrison, 52, abruptly stopped speaking while trying to talk about the Washington Commanders’ defense, prompting fans to wonder if he had health issues. The former defensive back said he was simply exhausted.
“I was exhausted from working a few hours of sleep watching my son play Saturday night. I slept 3 hours Sunday and had to work all day,” Harrison told MassLive.com in a text.
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NBC analyst Rodney Harrison is shown before a game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York on October 15, 2023. (Mark Konezny/USA TODAY Sports)
“I was suffering from exhaustion. But I’m fine.”
Harrison has two children who play Division I college football. Christian plays safety for Cincinnati while RJ plays cornerback for Wofford College. Harrison said he went back and forth between the East and West coasts trying to get to their games.
Travel exhaustion hit Harrison when Tony Dungy and Jac Collinsworth asked him how to attack the Commanders’ defense.
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Rodney Harrison attends the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on November 17, 2024. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
Harrison began to respond to Dungy’s response with “Yeah, I’m looking…” before trailing off. He then said he had forgotten the question and Collinsworth repeated it to him.
“That’s the best way to attack them,” Harrison said before trailing off again. Collinsworth repeated the question, trying to help his teammate, then Harrison responded to the twice-repeated question by apologizing for his lack of response.
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“There’s a lot going on, I’m sorry, guys. They don’t have a lot of discipline on the defensive side of the ball. … That’s it… I’m sorry, guys.”
Harrison appeared on the postgame show after the game. During his 15-year career, the two-time All-Pro recorded 34 interceptions, 30.5 sacks and 1,206 combined tackles.
