BROWNS Fuller vows to keep WR Harrison limited
The Colts wide receiver needs just six receptions to set the league record.
BEREA (AP) -- Corey Fuller wouldn't mind it if Marvin Harrison made history someplace else.
Cleveland's chatty cornerback may have the league's toughest job this Sunday -- he'll have to cover Harrison, Indianapolis' sensational wide receiver.
Harrison needs just six receptions to break Herman Moore's NFL mark (123) for catches in a single season, and with three games remaining, he's a lock to get it.
"He's about to break the all-time reception record," Fuller said, rolling his eyes when asked if he would rank Harrison among the league's best. "Not this week, though. This year."
Stopping Harrison is a top priority if the Browns (7-6) have any intention of keeping their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Colts (8-5) this week.
But nobody stops Harrison. In fact, hardly anyone slows him down, either.
Although he doesn't get the publicity of, say, Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens or Randy Moss, Harrison is as good as any receiver in the game.
Club record
Last week, he broke Hall of Famer Raymond Berry's club record for receptions, and the seven-year pro did it in only about half the time it took Berry, who played from 1955-67.
Earlier this season, Harrison got to 600 receptions earlier than anyone in league history, and he is the first player with four consecutive 100-reception seasons.
"He's a playmaker," said Browns backup quarterback Kelly Holcomb, who played with Harrison in Indianapolis. "He's hard to cover. If you get up in his face, and you miss him, you're in trouble. If you miss him on a jam, he's going to burn you."
It's Fuller's turn to take on Harrison, and he knows what he's up against.
"It's got to be my best game as a Brown," Fuller said. "He's going to be coming to my side 90 percent of the time. He's the man for them."
Fuller will have to resort to every trick in the book to keep the speedy Harrison under wraps.
He'll get physical with him, bumping Harrison as he comes off the line of scrimmage to hopefully knock him off his pass route. Fuller will also play him soft, hoping that he can get some help from one of the Browns safeties.
Butch's praise
Browns coach Butch Davis said that Fuller, in his eighth NFL season, is perfect for the job.
"One of the biggest things Corey brings is experience," Davis said. "He's got savvy. He's got poise. He's not going to go out there and be intimidated. He's a big, physical corner."
The Browns need to pay attention to more than Harrison, however.
A big mistake that opponents have made against the Colts is focusing too hard on trying to stop Harrison, leaving wide receivers Reggie Wayne and Qadry Ismail and tight end Marcus Pollard wide open for quarterback Peyton Manning.
"They've got more than an ample number of weapons," Davis said.
The deadliest one, though, is Harrison. And the Browns have already felt his sting.
The last time he faced the Browns in 1999, Harrison had a career-high 14 receptions for 138 yards in the Colts' 29-28 win.
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