Marvin Harrison Jr. did not let one public mistake define two straight practices. After a wide-open drop on Tuesday drew attention across social media, Harrison came back Wednesday and caught a first-down pass on his next chance, a quick answer that kept the focus on the next snap instead of the previous one.
The Cardinals had the second day of pads on Wednesday, and the rep that mattered most for Harrison came when Mike LaFleur said he was over the top with Trey McBride underneath and Jacoby Brissett layered one over the middle for the first down. LaFleur said he was happy with how Harrison responded, and the coach framed it simply: players have to do the next right thing and move on.
That explanation matters because the drop was easy to see and easy to circulate, but the next play was just as visible to anyone watching the field. LaFleur said no receiver wants to drop a ball, but mistakes happen, and the standard is what comes after them. Harrison’s response on Wednesday gave the day a cleaner ending than the clip that travelled online the day before.
LaFleur also made clear why he treats some camp periods differently. He said he would use one-on-ones only down in the red zone, called seven-on-seven not real football and said he dislikes one-on-ones stretched out to 40 yards because it feels fake and adds unnecessary strain. In other words, the coach wants practice to reward real movement, real spacing and real recovery after a mistake, not just isolated reps that can turn every error into a verdict.
There was plenty else to sort through in the session. Devin Duvernay made a leaping back-shoulder catch down the field, Ihmir Smith-Marsette grabbed a ball on the sideline after Trey McBride drew the defender in, and there were a lot of penalty flags, most of them against the offense. Jeremiyah Love showed shiftiness in close quarters and burst through a seam, Trey Benson looked good after a long absence, Kendrick Bourne was working as the No. 3 wide receiver and Cody Simon picked off Gardner Minshew for the second interception of camp.
Andrew Wingard was taking the starter snaps at safety with Budda Baker and flashed on blitzes that blew up a play or two, while P.J. Mustipher was being evaluated with a foot injury. Even with the noise around the drop, the cleaner read from Wednesday is the one Harrison wrote himself: a bad rep did not linger, and the next one moved the chains.
