NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Two-time Super Bowl<\/a> champion Rodney Harrison spoke out about his viral freeze-up during the pregame show of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”<\/p>\n Harrison, 52, stopped speaking abruptly while discussing the Washington Commanders\u2019<\/a> defense, leaving fans wondering if he was having health issues. The former defensive back said he was just exhausted.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I was exhausted working on a few hours of sleep watching my son play Saturday night. I had 3 hours of sleep on Sunday and had to work all day,” Harrison told MassLive.com<\/a> in a text.\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n NBC analyst Rodney Harrison before a game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2023.<\/span> (Mark Konezny\/USA Today Sports)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “I was suffering from exhaustion. But I\u2019m good.”<\/p>\n Harrison has two kids playing Division I college football. Christian plays safety for Cincinnati,<\/a> while R.J. plays cornerback for Wofford College. Harrison said he has been back and forth from the East and West coasts to try and get to their games.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhaustion from the travel hit Harrison when Tony Dungy and Jac Collinsworth asked him about how to attack the Commanders’ defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n GIANTS ROOKIE GIVES EXPLICIT NON-ANSWER ABOUT REASON FOR LATEST BENCHING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Rodney Harrison attends a game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Nov. 17, 2024.<\/span> (Kirby Lee\/Imagn Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Harrison started to respond to Dungy\u2019s answer with “Yeah, I look a \u2026” before trailing off. He then said he forgot the question and Collinsworth repeated it to him again.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The best way to attack them,” Harrison said before trailing off again. Collinsworth repeated the question, trying to help his teammate out, and then Harrison responded to the twice-repeated question with an apology for his lack of answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Bundle FOX One and FOX Nation to stream the entire FOX Nation library, plus live FOX News, Sports and Entertainment at our lowest price of the year. The offer ends on Jan. 4, 2026.<\/span> (Fox One; Fox Nation)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “It\u2019s a lot of stuff going on, I\u2019m sorry, guys. They don\u2019t have a lot of discipline on the defensive side of the ball. \u2026 That\u2019s it \u2026 I\u2019m sorry, guys.”<\/p>\n Harrison appeared on the postgame show after the game. In his 15-year career, the two-time All-Pro recorded 34 interceptions, 30\u00bd sacks and 1,206 combined tackles.\u00a0<\/p>\n Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s <\/strong><\/i>sports coverage on X<\/strong><\/i><\/a>, and subscribe to <\/strong><\/i>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/strong><\/i><\/a>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Rodney](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1200\/675\/rodney-harrison-looks-on-pregame.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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