The response of a Football Guy™ to injury is always “Next man up!” Rookie Marcell Harris began this season on the San Francisco 49ers injured reserve list, after missing his entire final year at Florida with an Achilles tear, but by December he was the eighth man up as San Francisco’s starting strong safety.
He has been impressive, even with predictable rookie mistakes and a controversial tackle of Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky that led to a sideline brawl. Unlike CB Ahkello Witherspoon, he has show an eagerness to hit and hit hard, as well as a nose for forcing turnovers.