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Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris, shown above in a file photo, picked off Philip Rivers on Thursday, then raced to the hospital to be with his wife. (John Leyba, The Denver Post
Chris Harris studies football. He loves football. But for the first time since he can remember, if not ever, he became distracted during a game. He had good reason. His wife Leah was preparing to give birth to the couple’s first child at a Castle Rock hospital.
“It was hard to concentrate in the first half. I had to focus and
make plays in the second half. My team needed me,” Harris said.
Harris picked off a Philip Rivers pass and let the San Diego Chargers’ sideline know about it. The game became chippy with Rivers jawing at the Broncos earlier.
“They were saying earlier that they were going to keep throwing at me after a completion,” Harris said. “I was like, ‘yeah keep throwing the ball my way.’^”
Harris finished his interviews and hustled out of the locker room. Coach John Fox told the players they are off until Monday.
“I will be in the hospital the whole time,” Harris said. “It’s a new chapter in our lives.”
