“Watching films of Dennis, I guess they saw me,” said Brenard Wilson, who played safety for the university. “So while they were in town they asked if I would come along.”
Philadelphia selected Harrison in the fourth round of that year’s NFL Draft. Wilson, who signed as a free agent, played well during Training Camp before a hamstring injury resulted in his release.
The Eagles, however, didn’t allow that to end his playing career before it started and re-signed Wilson for the 1979 season.
“The first year I had to be more of a question mark in terms of my injury,” Wilson said.