Editing Rodney Harrison (section)

{{Short description|American football player and commentator (born 1972)}}
{{for|the New York police official|Rodney K. Harrison}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Rodney Harrison
| image       = Rodney Harrison 2021 (cropped).jpg
| alt         = 
| caption     = Harrison in 2021
| number      = 37
| position    = [[Safety (gridiron football position)|Safety]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1972|12|15}}
| birth_place = [[Markham, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 1
| weight_lb   = 220
| high_school = [[Marian Catholic High School (Illinois)|Marian Catholic]] <br> ([[Chicago Heights, Illinois]])
| college     = [[Western Illinois Leathernecks football|Western Illinois]]
| draftyear   = 1994
| draftround  = 5
| draftpick   = 145
| pastteams   =
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1994|2002}})
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2003|2008}})
| highlights  =
* 2× [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]], [[Super Bowl XXXIX|XXXIX]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1998 All-Pro Team|1998]], [[2003 All-Pro Team|2003]])
* Second-team All-Pro ([[2004 All-Pro Team|2004]])
* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1999 Pro Bowl|1998]], [[2002 Pro Bowl|2001]])
* [[San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team]]
* [[New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team]]
* [[New England Patriots#Patriots Hall of Fame|New England Patriots Hall of Fame]]
* [[New England Patriots#2000s|New England Patriots All-2000s Team]]
* [[New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team]]
| statlabel1  = Total [[Tackle (football move)#Gridiron football|tackles]]
| statvalue1  = 1,206
| statlabel2  = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue2  = 34
| statlabel3  = Interception yards
| statvalue3  = 361
| statlabel4  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue4  = 30.5
| statlabel5  = Forced [[fumble]]s
| statvalue5  = 15
| statlabel6  = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue6  = 9
| statlabel7  = Total [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue7  = 4
| pfr         = HarrRo01 
}}

'''Rodney Scott Harrison'''  (born December 15, 1972) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 15 seasons with the [[San Diego Chargers]] and [[New England Patriots]]. He was selected in the fifth round of the [[1994 NFL draft]] by the Chargers, where he spent his first nine seasons, and was a member of the Patriots in his following six. Since leaving the NFL in 2009, he has served as a commentator for [[NBC]]'s ''[[Football Night in America]]''.

During his career, Harrison was selected to two [[Pro Bowl]]s and received first-team [[All-Pro]] honors twice. He holds the defensive back record for sacks and was the first NFL player to obtain 30 sacks and 30 interceptions. Harrison participated in four [[Super Bowl]]s, winning two with the Patriots in [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] and [[Super Bowl XXXIX]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-06 |title=Rodney Harrison {{!}} The Patriots Hall of Fame |url=https://www.patriotshalloffame.com/hall_of_famer/rodney-harrison/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.patriotshalloffame.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Rodney Harrison comes up short in Hall of Fame process once again |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/rodney-harrison-comes-up-short-in-hall-of-fame-process-once-again/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rodney Harrison rips 'lazy' Hall of Fame for snubbing Patriots greats |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/rodney-harrison-rips-lazy-hall-fame-snubbing-patriots-greats |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=RSN |language=en}}</ref> In recognition of his accomplishments in San Diego and New England, he was named to the 50th Anniversary Teams of both the Chargers and Patriots. He was also inducted to the [[New England Patriots#Patriots Hall of Fame|Patriots Hall of Fame]] in 2019.