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Kris Rhim
LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Chargers security Rodney Harrison would be the thirty sixth participant inducted into the staff’s corridor of fame, the group introduced Monday.
Harrison’s enshrinement will come throughout halftime of the Chargers’ Week 8 recreation towards the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, Oct. 23.
The Chargers chosen Harrison within the fifth spherical of the 1994 draft. In his first season the Chargers made the franchise’s solely Tremendous Bowl look, dropping to the San Francisco 49ers 49-26.
Harrison spent 9 of his 15 NFL seasons with the Chargers, evolving from a particular groups contributor into one of many NFL’s greatest safeties and gaining fame for his onerous hits, incomes the moniker “The Hitman.”
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He racked up 21.5 sacks throughout his time with the Chargers, probably the most in franchise historical past by a defensive again, and 26 interceptions — rating third amongst Chargers defenders and first amongst safeties. He additionally made two Professional Bowls and was a first-team All-Professional in 1998.
“Rodney personified an period of Chargers soccer outlined by physicality, emotion, relentless effort, toughness and grit,” president of soccer operations John Spanos stated in a press release. “For almost a decade, he gave all the pieces he needed to the Chargers, establishing an ordinary of accountability and setting the bar for aggressive greatness.”
The Chargers created their corridor of fame in 1976, which incorporates coaches, a former basic supervisor and half house owners. Tight finish Antonio Gates is the latest participant inductee, incomes the distinction in 2023. Former majority house owners Alex and Faye Spanos have been inducted in 2024.
“What I keep in mind most about Rodney is his unbelievable toughness,” former head coach Bobby Ross stated in a press release. “He was a hard-hitting, relentless security — fearless in each sense of the phrase. He had all of the instruments: velocity, instincts, and vary — however what separated him was that bodily edge, that toughness you do not all the time see, even among the many greatest. He stood out from day one.”
Following the 2002 season, the Chargers launched Harrison. He went on to signal a six-year deal in February 2003 with the New England Patriots, the place he performed six extra seasons, received two Tremendous Bowls and was a two-time All-Professional.
