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'''Rodney Harrison''' is a [[National Football League]] safety for the [[New England Patriots]]. He was born on December 15, 1972 in Markham [[Illinois]]. Rodney is "6-1" tall and weighs 220 pounds.

'''Rodney Harrison''' (born December 15, 1972 in Markham [[Illinois]]) is 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 over 25 career sacks and interceptions.  

== NFL Career ==

Rodney entered the [[NFL]] in 1994 when he was drafted in fifth round of the [[1994 NFL Draft]] by the [[San Diego Chargers]]. He would play with the Chargers until he was released by the them on February 27, 2003. He was signed by the [[New England Patriots]] on March 12, 2003<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=3628&pcid=41</ref>. In his first two years playing with the Patriots he was a key part in leading the Patriots to consecutive [[Super Bowl]] victory's in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, he was injured in the third game of the regular season and forced to miss the rest of the season on the Patriots injury reserve list<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/09/27/knee_injury_kos_harrison_for_rest_of_year/</ref>. In 2006 he played in ten games with the Patriots, missing six games to injury<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2653435</ref> before returning at the end of the season and being injured again<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=22343&pcid=41</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>. 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.

*[http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/3598 NFL Stats]

*[http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/3598 NFL Stats]

*[http://www.rodneyharrison.com/ Official Website]

*[http://www.rodneyharrison.com/ Official Website]

*[http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=14695 Patriots Bio]

*[http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=14695 Patriots Bio]

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[[category:New England Patriot Players]]

[[category:New England Patriot Players]]