
NFL fans got a little bit concerned for NBC analyst and former Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison after he appeared to struggle on the job during Sunday Night Football this week.
Harrison struggled to answer some questions from NBC analyst Jac Collinsworth, creating some awkwardness on the set but some outright worry for fans watching at home.
Here's the clip of what happened.
: NBC analyst Rodney Harrison has gone viral with many fans concerned for his health after this awkward segment.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 1, 2025
Praying this was just an audio error and Rodney is okay.
Just a terrifying and brutal watch pic.twitter.com/D2EZ0uOzRm
Fortunately, it doesn't appear as if Harrison is dealing with any health issues.
In a statement shared with Mass Live earlier this week, Harrison explained that he was simply exhausted at that moment from limited sleep. He said that he had been watching his son Christian playing for the Cincinnati Bearcats against TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday, forcing him to do a lot of extra travel over the weekend.
“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 said in the text. “I was suffering from exhaustion. But I’m good.”
For what it's worth, the wider NFL world didn't seem too concerned that it was anything other than the frigid conditions at Northwest Stadium for the Commanders-Broncos game.
"It’s live TV and he’s freezing his ass off," one user remarked on X.
"It's clear he had people talking into his earpiece, and it derailed his train of thought. Nothing terrifying or brutal about it," another pointed out.
"Pretty sure his producer in the production truck was talking to him in his earpiece so his attention was in two places at once," a third wrote.
"Come on someone was talking in his earpiece and he didn’t hear the question he’s fine!!"
At least he's okay.
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