Cardinals coach makes large declare about Marvin Harrison Jr.

Arizona Cardinals basic supervisor Monti Ossenfort raised some eyebrows this previous winter when he urged that some followers and observers had “unrealistic expectations” for large receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. virtually instantly after Arizona made Harrison the fourth total decide of the 2024 NFL Draft. 

Throughout a Wednesday look on SiriusXM’s Mad Canine Sports activities Radio, Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon shared why he is assured Harrison will match and even exceed expectations hovering over him coming off considerably of a disappointing rookie season. 

“When the workers is in place, the bounce from Yr 1 to Yr 2, I feel that is the place guys make an enormous bounce,” Gannon defined, per Kevin Patra of the NFL’s web site. “This man performed unbelievable ball for us, however if you happen to speak to him, he’d be the primary to let you know, like, ‘I have to get higher at these couple issues,’ and, man, he went to work on them. He went to work on them. He appears to be like superior on the market proper now. I am actually excited to see the place his sport goes.”

Per Professional Soccer Reference, Harrison completed the 2024 marketing campaign fifth amongst rookies with 62 receptions and 885 receiving yards. Whereas he was tied for second amongst first-year professionals with eight receiving touchdowns, he completed outdoors the highest 10 in Offensive Rookie of the Yr Award voting. 

Considerably apparently, Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray revealed earlier this spring that he tweaked his surgically-repaired knee in Arizona’s Week 1 sport versus the Buffalo Payments this previous September. One can solely marvel how, if in any respect, that impacted Harrison’s manufacturing all through the season. 

In the meantime, Gannon famous how Harrison seemingly began eager about his sophomore marketing campaign again in January. 

“The man’s a ready-made professional,” Gannon added. “He does all the proper issues. He was right here the entire offseason. He skipped out one week. He went and educated with a bunch of various receivers, however he was right here the entire offseason. I feel he added a bit of little bit of muscle mass. He appears to be like a bit of bit larger. All his numbers, his metrics, are all higher than once we obtained him.”

As of the primary day of Might, DraftKings Sportsbook listed Harrison as a +5000 betting underdog to assert the Offensive Participant of the Yr Award for the 2025 season. It feels like Gannon thinks bettors could need to take a flier on Harrison incomes that honor earlier than outsiders get to see the 22-year-old in motion throughout coaching camp practices.