Notre Dame helped prepare Ryan Harris for an NFL career path that didn’t always move in a straight line. The former Irish offensive tackle reflects on how he got from South Bend to holding the Lombardi Trophy.
While marching toward the greatest moment of his football career, Ryan Harris took a detour. In the Bay Area for Super Bowl 50, where Harris would start at offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos, the former Irish lineman called an old mentor. He wanted to reconnect with the man who recruited him to Notre Dame in the first place: Tyrone Willingham.