Marvin Harrison Jr. was going through it as his Cardinals took on the Seahawks at home in Thursday Night Football.
The second-year receiver has had difficulty with drops to start his 2025 campaign, which continued Thursday evening on a bad drop in the second quarter on a third-down play which led to an interception for the Seahawks.
He may have been able to right the wrongs, though, with a 16-yard touchdown catch from Kyler Murray. Harrison made a great grab in the end zone to bring the Cardinals within one possession, and looked incredibly relieved after the score.
You can tell how relieved Marvin Harrison Jr was after this catch
— Dalton Feely (@dfeely14) September 26, 2025
You rarely see sadness/relief after scoring a touchdown. Clearly meant more than a TD. Good for Marv, needed that pic.twitter.com/U4xyMqIG6o
Maybe this was the moment last year's No. 4 pick was searching for after some tough moments to start the new season. Heading into Thursday's game against Seattle, he had 10 receptions on 17 targets for 142 yards and a touchdown over Arizona's first three games. With the big fourth-quarter touchdown, he's brought in six catches for 66 yards and a score on 10 targets. That includes a huge 18-yard catch on the Cardinals' following drive to bring them to the seven-yard line before a game-tying touchdown.
Hopefully he can finally exhale after plenty of difficult discussions surrounding his play, although his former Ohio State teammates are anything but worried.
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