Another great read from Kravitz today. Reggie Wayne is incredible.
When Wayne came to the Colts in 2001, Harrison was the undisputed leader in the receivers’ room.
“You’ve got a future Hall of Famer in there. What am I going to say?” Wayne said. “Now that he’s gone, that’s got to be me, either by example or by saying a few words here and there. I look at those guys (Collie and Garcon), that’s me nine years ago. They’re seeing the single coverage. I always made it my duty to get some of the focus off of Marv. It took me some time, but I did it.”
The Colts’ veteran core doesn’t let rookies be rookies. It’s why Manning spends extra time throwing to new receivers, and why Wayne has accepted the mantle of leadership from Harrison.
“That says a lot, especially about a receiver, because receivers always want the ball and they want all the attention on themselves,” Collie said. “But Reggie is different. He impresses me every day. He’ll do anything for this team.
“Not just the way he helps the young players, but the things he’ll do for this team as far as blocking, the fact they’re bringing him in tight, putting him on the ‘hands’ (onside kickoff receiving) team. I would expect a lot of franchise wide receivers would complain about being on the hands team because it’s a dangerous play, but he says, ‘Pick me, I want to be there.’ It shows a lot about a person.”
It’s interesting how much 88 came up in this piece. There’s been a vibe out there recently like Marv was a bad dude in the locker room, but note that not only do his teammates still talk about him, but there is still respect for him. I’ve never heard anyone on the Colts say a bad word about Harrison, which makes me question the accuracy of some of the smears against him.
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