Marvin Harrison Jr. is on the practice field wearing his No. 18 Cardinals jersey this weekend at rookie minicamp, but fans who want to buy that jersey can’t do so.
Harrison’s jersey is not yet for sale as he continues to refuse to sign the NFLPA joint licensing agreement.
That agreement is what allows players’ names, images and portraits to be used on products ranging from T-shirts to the Madden video game. Almost every player signs it because there’s no way to make money selling jerseys without it, but Harrison is in a unique situation because he signed an NIL contract with Fanatics while he was still at Ohio State, and now that he’s in the NFL and Fanatics. He has the opportunity to make more money by selling his Cardinals jersey, he wants Fanatics to agree to renegotiate before granting them that right.
Harrison has not publicly revealed what would lead him to sign the deal.
“I will continue talking to my team. and we will do what is best for me in the future,” Harrison said, via ESPN. “We will take it one day at a time. “I just got drafted, so I’m trying to enjoy the moment and be happy while I can.”
While other top picks like Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye have top-selling jerseys, NFL Shop and other outlets cannot carry Harrison’s jersey. That won’t change until Harrison signs, and Harrison doesn’t seem to be in a rush.