Marvin Harrison Jr. had grandiose plans for his first professional football game, one he hoped would be filled with amazing catches, touchdowns and a victory for the Arizona Cardinals.
But as many players have found out over the decades, the NFL is rarely a fairy tale. Harrison's pro debut turned out to be a snoozer.
The No. 4 overall pick out of Ohio State had just one catch for 4 yards and was targeted only three times. To make it worse, the Buffalo Bills rallied for a 34-28 win over the Cardinals. "Obviously, it wasn't great," Harrison said. "It definitely wasn't what I expected or what I wanted to happen, what the team wanted to happen." The Bills had a lot to do with Harrison's quiet debut, paying much more attention to him on defense than a normal rookie receiver.
He was double-teamed for a majority of the game, giving quarterback Kyler Murray little choice but to look for other options.