Immediately following the Detroit Lions Sunday finale against the Green Bay Packers, members of the media were listening to Damon “Snacks” Harrison in tears, mulling retirement. He bemoaned his declining capabilities and not being fair to himself or to the team if his body can’t do what it used to do.
Don’t buy it even for a minute. Despite his enthusiasm for the game and his former All-Pro status, this is a simple case of a voluntary workout and minicamp holdout who let himself get out of shape. He sat at home demanding a new contract extension and shortly after reporting to training camp he got what he wanted, which included a $7.