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Why Marvin Harrison Jr.'s HOF dad struggles watching him play

TEMPE, Ariz. -- When Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. takes the field at AT&T Stadium on Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys, his dad will be sitting at home, 1,500 miles away in Philadelphia, watching on TV.

That will be a struggle for the Hall of Fame wide receiver.

Any time Marvin Harrison Sr. turns on his son's games, he sees an NFL that looks vastly different from the sport he left in 2008 after playing 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. He sees a quarterback primarily in the shotgun, his son being moved around the field from wideout to the slot and back again, and motions from every direction.