Marvin Harrison Jr. bringing vet tendencies to the Cardinals

TEMPE — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Simi Fehoko has been around some dudes across four NFL seasons.

Between his stints with the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Chargers, Fehoko has shared WRs rooms with the likes of CeeDee Lamb (four 1,000-yard seasons), Keenan Allen (six) and Amari Cooper (seven).

Heading into Year 5, Fehoko has added another dog to his list in Marvin Harrison Jr.

“He’s a good dude. He’s one of the best that I’ve been around, and I’ve been around some dudes,” Fehoko said Monday. “Seeing his work ethic, the way he comes to work every day, he doesn’t look like a second-year guy. I see him as a vet and the way he handles his business, so it’s super cool to see.

“It’s things you can’t teach. His size, his speed, the way he tracks the ball, it’s super impressive to see,” the wide receiver added.

“He’s one of the best I’ve been around and I’ve been around some dudes.”

Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. doesn’t look like a second-year pro in Simi Fehoko’s eyes. pic.twitter.com/GRJzn5UREe

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But while the newcomer Fehoko is seeing Harrison in person for the first time, it’s nothing new to offensive coordinator Drew Petzing.

“I think we felt that when he got here,” Petzing said when asked about Harrison looking more like a veteran than a second-year pro. “I think just the way he approaches the game, the way he goes about his job, the questions he asks, the way that he learns.

“Unique — partially because of his background — but I think a lot of it is who he is and how hard he works. You don’t feel that very often. He feels like a vet pretty consistently.”

Harrison heads into Year 2 looking to make good on the expectations that he fell short of as a rookie.

An offseason focused on bulking up and growing his connection with quarterback Kyler Murray have raised the expectations that he can meet those goals as the rare receiver who was a top-five pick.

“I like the connection we’ve had at camp,” Harrison said of Murray. “I think we’ve done a great job of continuing to talk off the field and in between meetings or in between plays on what we’re both seeing out there.

“I definitely like where we’re at. We just got to go out there and put it on the field now.”

Harrison’s 62 catches for 885 yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie were an OK starting point, though they did leave many wanting more from the No. 4 overall pick.

If he wants to be considered among the best in the league — and not just a model in Fehoko’s eyes  — steps forward in the receptions and receiving yards departments are critical.

Fehoko hasn’t just been a bystander in Harrison’s growth, either. He’s helping to the wideout’s arsenal in the short time they’ve been teammates.

“I think he’s definitely elevated everybody’s game in certain standpoints,” Harrison said of the vet. “I think he’s done a great job with that.

“His ball skills are tremendous, and the way he can come back to the football definitely has helped me, and I’ve made sure that I can kind of take that from his game.”

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