Marvin Harrison is gone from the Colts
February 25, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Sports
NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
Age 36
Production on the way down
Cap 13.4 million next year
Result? Marvin Harrison had to be let go.
The 36-year-old receiver would have counted $13.4 million against the cap in 2009, the highest of any NFL receiver. Although Indy wanted to restructure Harrison’s contract, Polian said there was no feasible way to do it.
Releasing Harrison saves the Colts about $6 million, with about $7.4 million in prorated bonuses still on the books. With three-time Pro Bowler Reggie Wayne and Anthony Gonzalez ready to make up for Harrison’s absence, they couldn’t afford the …read more




