Raymont Harris reflects on struggles that NFL players face after retirement (Hour 3)

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by former Bears running back Raymont Harris, who opened up in heartfelt fashion about his mental health journey since leaving the NFL and explained how he's turning his experiences into lessons for younger athletes. Later, Spiegel and Holmes discussed how MLB teams league-wide are cutting their broadcasts of spring training games.

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0:00.0	Broadcasting live from the Hyundai Studios, presented to you in part by your local Hyundai dealers.
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0:23.2	The score!
0:24.6	I don't care what backs are healthy as long as Raymond Harris is healthy.
0:28.1	He's the guy that runs after contact, to run over after he's hit,
0:32.3	and he's what changes the bearers.
0:33.7	Raymont Harris.
0:34.9	Let him spin, two-yard run for his first NFL touchdown. Big day for the rookie from Ohio State. Second and two, Raymond Harris. Let him spin. Two-yard run for his first NFL touchdown.
0:37.9	Big Day for the rookie from Ohio State.
0:39.6	Second and two, Ramon Harris.
0:42.4	Bulls his way in for the touchdown.
0:46.3	That's the beauty of Raymond Harris.
0:49.6	That's the dual powers of a guy who can run like a halfback, hit like a fullback, he runs right through
0:55.6	the big linebacker Pepper Johnson.
0:57.4	Heard and goal.
0:59.0	Harris, touchdown.
1:01.5	Oh, nifty piece of running there.
1:02.8	That wasn't power running.
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