Rodney Harrison has garnered a reputation for being one of the more honest, outspoken, and straightforward analysts since he retired from the league, but his blunt nature has got him in hot water over what he did Sunday night.
The former Pro Bowl safety is under fire for comments he made during NBC’s Sunday Night Football postgame show about Jets quarterback Zach Wilson.
Harrison and the rest of the NBC crew had Chiefs star defensive lineman Chris Jones on set after they defeated the jets on Sunday Night Football, with the conversation quickly getting to Wilson, who had a surprisingly strong performance in the loss to Kansas City.
Harrison seemingly tried to bait Jones into being critical of the former No. 2 overall pick. First, Harrison asked if Wilson was better in the game than what Jones had anticipated based on the film and he told him he could be honest. Jones did not respond in the way he hoped so Harrison doubled down.
“But watching that tape, you’ve got to look at this dude and say ‘oh, he is garbage, we should really tear him apart,’” Harrison asked Jones.
Jones defended Wilson by calling him special which made Harrison really push back.
The exchange:
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Rodney Harrison: Was Zach better tonight than what you anticipated he would be watching him on tape? And you can be honest.
Chris Jones: Honestly, if I’m being completely honest, we knew it was gonna be a battle. He’s continuing to get better week in and week out. He’s continuing to lead week in and week out —
RH: But watching that tape, man, you gotta look at this dude and say, “He is complete garbage, like, we should really tear him apart.” …
CJ: Like I said, Zach Wilson is special, man, you just gotta give the guy time, you know what I mean?
RH: Wait, did you say Zach Wilson is “special?” I think he had a special night, but I don’t think he’s “special.”
While there have been glimpses of potential, Wilson has been unable to sustain any kind of consistency which has led to him being booed by the fans, benched by the coach, and put into the bust category.
Even still, While there have been glimpses of potential, Wilson has been unable to sustain any kind of consistency and Harrison went about it the wrong way.
Zach Wilson and the New York Jets fell just short of pulling off the upset of the Kansas City Chiefs. After trailing 17-0 in the first quarter, the Jets battled back and tied the game at 20 in the third quarter.
Wilson threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns against the Chiefs.
