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Five NFL games we can’t wait to watch in the 2025 season<\/p>\n

The NFL schedule for the 2025-2026 season has been released. Here are a few games on our must-watch list.<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinals<\/a> wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.<\/a> is looking a little different entering Year 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely put on some pounds,\u201d Harrison said to reporters during Monday\u2019s press conference at the Cardinals offseason workouts. \u201cI added some muscle to my body.\u201d<\/p>\n

A bulked-up Harrison is hoping the added muscle will help him during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

\u201cFootball is a physical game. A lot of contested situations,\u201d Harrison explained. \u201cAs well as you got to receive contested catch situations, run after the catch and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expectations were high for Harrison as soon as he stepped foot in the NFL. He was the first wide receiver selected in the 2024 NFL Draft when the Cardinals picked him No. 4 overall. He compiled 62 receptions, 885 receiving yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie.<\/p>\n

His numbers were certainly good. But they fell short of the top wide receiver prospect expectations attached to him. He finished fifth among rookies in receptions and receiving yards.<\/p>\n

There were times where Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray<\/a> and Harrison didn\u2019t appear on the same page, which contributed to him tallying only two games of over 100 receiving yards in his first year. Arizona’s passing offense ranked in the bottom half of the league and the club finished the regular season with an 8-9 record.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s always room for improvement,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cFor me, every season no matter how it goes, I\u2019m always looking to improve and get better for next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harrison told reporters he has another level he can unlock this year as he\u2019s grown more accustomed to the NFL.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely do have a switch I can switch on more probably next year,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cI think that just comes with being comfortable playing the game, playing at the speed of the NFL and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon is certainly of the mindset Harrison is going to make a leap in Year 2. Gannon appeared on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio<\/a> this offseason and said he\u2019s \u201cexcited\u201d for the step Harrison takes in 2025.<\/p>\n

“When the staff is in place, the jump from Year 1 to Year 2, I think that’s where guys make a huge jump,” Gannon said. “This guy played unbelievable ball for us, but if you talk to him, he’d be the first to tell you, like, ‘I need to get better at these couple things,’ and, man, he has went to work on them. He has went to work on them. He looks awesome out there right now. I’m really excited to see where his game goes.”<\/p>\n

Gannon continued, “I’m not gonna speak truth into the universe but just wait until this guy plays this year.”<\/p>\n

The Cardinals have finished last in the NFC West in two of the past three years. Arizona hasn\u2019t finished with a winning record since 2021. They certainly can use a breakout year from their No. 1 wide receiver.<\/p>\n

Follow USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon on X\u00a0@TheTylerDragon<\/a>.<\/p>\n