Marvin Darnell Harrison Sr. (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), playing much of it with quarterback Peyton Manning.

He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft.

An eight-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro member, he held the record for most receptions in a single season (143) until it was broken by Michael Thomas (149) in 2019.

[2] Harrison attended Syracuse University;[3][4] he was a three-year starter for the football team, playing with quarterback Donovan McNabb in his final year.

[6] Harrison's 1,131 yards were a school record for a single season until Amba Etta-Tawo broke it in 2016.

[14] Harrison went on to become one of the most productive receivers from that draft class, which included Keyshawn Johnson, Eric Moulds, Bobby Engram, Muhsin Muhammad, Eddie Kennison, Terry Glenn, Amani Toomer, Joe Horn, and Terrell Owens among others.

[24] In his playoff debut, Harrison had three receptions for 71 yards in a 42–14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card Round.

[28] During their careers, Manning and Harrison were one of the most productive quarterback-wide receiver duos in NFL history.

[29][30][31] In the Colts' 1998 regular season opener, Harrison had five receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown in a 24–15 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

[34] Harrison missed the Colts' final four regular season games after going on Injured Reserve.

[54] In the regular season finale against the Vikings, Harrison had 12 receptions for 109 yards and three touchdowns in the 31–10 victory.

[62] In the Colts' regular season finale against the Broncos, he had nine receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns in the 29–10 victory.

[74][75][76] He was named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors for the second time.

[77][78] Harrison receiving yardage marked the fourth most in NFL history for a single season at the time.

[87] In the Colts' Wild Card Round victory over the Broncos, Harrison had seven receptions for 133 yards and two touchdowns.

[94][95][96][97][98] He finished the 2005 season with 82 receptions for 1,146 receiving yards and a league-leading 12 touchdowns in 15 games and starts as the Colts went 14–2 and won the AFC South.

[106] In December 2006, Harrison became just the fourth player in NFL history to record 1,000 receptions, joining Jerry Rice (1,549), Cris Carter (1,101), and Tim Brown (1,094).

[110] He was named to his eighth consecutive Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors for the third time.

[111][112] In the AFC Championship against the Patriots, he converted a two-point conversion on a pass from Manning in the third quarter.

[115][116] On December 14, 2008, in a game against the Detroit Lions, Harrison caught his 1,095th career reception, passing Tim Brown for third all time.

[122] Harrison was inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor during the week 12 game against the Carolina Panthers on November 27, 2011.

His attorney reportedly sought a new trial; the conviction violated Dixon's parole in an unrelated case.

[141] Dixon died on July 21, 2009, after he was shot several times while he was in his car outside a building two blocks away from the sports bar.

On June 16, 2010, Shaun Assael of ESPN The Magazine reported that police confiscated a 9mm handgun from Harrison during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday in Philadelphia.

They tested the gun to see if it matched three spent 9mm shell casings found inside the truck driven by Dwight Dixon at the scene of an April 2008 shooting.

Authorities had already matched other bullets to a separate gun which Harrison owns—which he claimed was in his home on the day of the shooting.

But the police believed that they saw Harrison put what appeared to be a weapon in the center console between the two front seats.