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'''Rodney Harrison''' (born December 15, 1972 in Markham [[Illinois]]) was a [[National Football League]] safety for the [[New England Patriots]]. He is known as one of the greatest safety's and hardest hitters in NFL history. He is also one of the most fined players in [[NFL]] history.<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/02/03/theyll_pay_if_hes_not_paid_respect/</ref> In his NFL career he has made the [[Pro Bowl]] twice, in 1998 and 2001, and has also made the [[All Pro Team]] twice (2003 first team, 2004 second team). He is the first and only NFL player to have at least more then 25 career sacks and [[interception]]s.  Now retired, he is an NFL analyst on NBC's ''Sunday Night Football''.

'''Rodney Harrison''' (born December 15, 1972 in Markham [[Illinois]]) was a [[National Football League]] safety for the [[New England Patriots]]. He is known as one of the greatest safety's and hardest hitters in NFL history. He is also one of the most fined players in [[NFL]] history.<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/02/03/theyll_pay_if_hes_not_paid_respect/</ref> In his NFL career he has made the [[Pro Bowl]] twice, in 1998 and 2001, and has also made the [[All Pro Team]] twice (2003 first team, 2004 second team). He is the first and only NFL player to have at least more than 25 career sacks and [[interception]]s.  Now retired, he is an NFL analyst on NBC's ''Sunday Night Football''.

==NFL career==

==NFL career==

===2007===

===2007===

After two injury filled seasons, many thought that Harrison would retire from the NFL but he instead opted to play for another season and took a (approximate) 700,000 pay cut.<ref>http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1013835</ref> On August 31, 2007, just a week before the begining of the 2007 regular season, Harrison announced that the NFL had suspended him for the first four games of the 2007 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.<ref>http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d801fd1d3&template=with-video&confirm=true</ref><ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2999994</ref> Harrison stated regarding the violation, "I want to make it clear that not once did I ever use steroids. I did admit to the commissioner that I did in fact use a banned substance. My purpose was never to gain a competitive edge. Rather my use was solely for the purpose of accelerating the healing process of injuries I sustained while playing football."<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2007/08/rodneys_stateme.html</ref>  

After two injury filled seasons, many thought that Harrison would retire from the NFL but he instead opted to play for another season and took a (approximate) 700,000 pay cut.<ref>http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1013835</ref> On August 31, 2007, just a week before the beginning of the 2007 regular season, Harrison announced that the NFL had suspended him for the first four games of the 2007 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.<ref>http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d801fd1d3&template=with-video&confirm=true</ref><ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2999994</ref> Harrison stated regarding the violation, "I want to make it clear that not once did I ever use steroids. I did admit to the commissioner that I did in fact use a banned substance. My purpose was never to gain a competitive edge. Rather my use was solely for the purpose of accelerating the healing process of injuries I sustained while playing football."<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2007/08/rodneys_stateme.html</ref>  

In his entire NFL career he has played in 168 games and made 1,113 total tackles, 28.5 sacks, 32 interceptions, forced fourteen fumbles and recovered nine.

In his entire NFL career he has played in 168 games and made 1,113 total tackles, 28.5 sacks, 32 interceptions, forced fourteen fumbles and recovered nine.