SAN DIEGO - JANUARY 03: Wide receiver Marvin Harrison #88 of the Indianapolis Colts warms up prior to the AFC Wild Card Game against the San Diego Chargers on January 3, 2009 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
“The person who was supposed to get in got in. And that was me, if he didn’t get in, that’s his problem. He can talk all that other bulls — like he’s been doing. That’s on him. But I’m in. My jacket is gold. I will look in the rear view for nobody. So he can get his a – in whenever he gets in … if he gets in. If he doesn’t get in too bad. The hell with him.”
Those are the words of former Indianapolis Colts Hall of Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison on Terrell Owens not getting into the Hall in his first year of eligibility.
Harrison was doing an interview with Talk of Fame Network when he was asked about whether or not he was concerned about the possibility of Hall of Fame voters only placing one receiver on their ballots, thus leaving both Harrison and Owens short of the 80% threshold required to be inducted.
Harrison and Owens are both mentioned as two of the best wide receivers of all time, but it is Owens who is generally seen as a top 3 receiver along with Randy Moss and Jerry Rice. Regardless of where you view them, the two put up some unbelievable numbers.
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Harrison played his entire 13 year career with Peyton Manning in Indianapolis and piled up 1,102 catches (third all time), 14,580 yards (seventh), and 128 touchdowns (fifth). Manning and Harrison connected for 112 touchdowns, the most all time by a quarterback/receiver combination.
Owens had far less consistency with quarterbacks, he caught a touchdown from 12 different signal callers on five different teams, plus a running back. Owens was widely regarded as a distraction for his attitude and locker room behavior. Despite all of the changes He managed 1,078 receptions (sixth), 15,934 yards (second), and 153 touchdowns (second).
Harrison was not the first NFL receiver to have to wait for his induction into Canton, Cris Carter was eligible for six years before he got in. Andre Reed had to wait for eight years. Tim Brown had to wait five years and Michael Irvin didn’t even get in on his first try.
Owens has the numbers to get into the Hall, its just a matter of how long the voters will make him wait to get his gold jacket.
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