Arizona Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. didn't participate in any draft stuff - and that proved to be the right call.
Marvin Harrison Jr. was available with the No. 4 overall pick, and despite months of reports suggesting the Cardinals were looking to move off the selection, general manager Monti Ossenfort ultimately stuck and chose the Ohio State receiver considered generational by many draft evaluators.
For all schools of thought, it was an easy selection. Harrison plugged the biggest need and was the draft's top player outside of the quarterback position.But Harrison - for as reserved as he is - made a decision to skip notable pre-draft events and workouts. That ended up rubbing some people the wrong way, but as Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer"Marvin Harrison Jr.
"Both made waves during the week of the NFL Scouting Combine for the approach they took. Williams declined to take a physical in Indianapolis on the premise that it made no sense for him to give his full medical information to 31 teams that wouldn’t have a chance to draft him. Harrison declined to work out or test there or at his pro day, with the idea being that rather than wasting time and money on training for Olympic testing, he’d be best simply preparing for rookie year.
Harrison simply would not have benefited enough to perform in the circus of events leading into the draft, as he was already viewed as a top-five lock after his time at Ohio State concluded.“Yeah, he's in shape, so he takes care of himself.
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