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Two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison spoke out about his viral freeze during the pregame show of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”
Harrison, 52, stopped talking abruptly as he tried to talk about the Washington Commander’s defense, prompting fans to wonder if he had health issues. The former defender said he was just exhausted.
“I was exhausted and working on a few hours of sleep watching my son play Saturday night. I had 3 hours of sleep on Sunday and had to work all day,” Harrison told MassLive.com in a text message.
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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 suffered 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 has been back and forth from the East and West coasts trying to get to their games.
The fatigue of the trip 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 watching…” before trailing off. He then said he had forgotten the question, and Collinsworth repeated it to him again.
“The best way to attack them,” Harrison said before running off again. Collinsworth repeated the question and tried to help his teammate out, and then Harrison answered the twice-repeated question with an apology for his lack of response.
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“It’s a lot of stuff going on, I’m upset, guys. They don’t have a lot of discipline on the defensive side of the ball. … That’s it… I’m upset, guys.”
Harrison appeared on the postgame show after the game. In his 15-year career, the two-time All-Pro recorded 34 interceptions, 30.5 sacks and 1,206 combined tackles.
