Raymont Harris reflects on struggles that NFL players face after retirement

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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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.

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0:00.0	in Odyssey Sports Station.
0:03.2	The score!
0:04.8	I don't care what backs are healthy as long as Raymond Harris is healthy.
0:08.1	He's the man.
0:08.9	He's the guy that runs after contact, he'll run over after he's hit,
0:12.3	and he's what changes the bear.
0:13.7	Raymond Harris.
0:14.8	Let him spin.
0:15.9	Two-yard run for his first NFL touchdown.
0:17.9	Big day for the rookie from Ohio State.
0:19.6	Second and two, Raymond Harris. pulls his way in for the touchdown. Big Day for the rookie from Ohio State. Second is to Ramon Harris pulls his way in for the touchdown.
0:26.3	That's the beauty of Raymont Harris.
0:29.5	That's the dual powers of a guy who can run like a halfback, hit like a fullback.
0:34.5	He runs right through the big linebacker pepper shots.
0:40.3	Heard and gold. Harris, sliced down. Oh, a nifty piece of running there. That wasn't power running. He just saw a gap.
0:44.3	Planet his right foot and sliced him.
0:46.3	And right now the Chicago Bears, you can say, aren't acting like two touchdown underdogs.
0:52.3	And the Packers aren't acting like two touchdown favorites
0:55.5	they're in pairs are kind of embarrassing these Super Bowl champions this is right started but then their
1:00.9	own 15 yard line they did a little bit of everything in room at the 13 it started an 87 yard drive
1:07.3	raymond harris showing some very decisive quickness and fighting the hole.
1:11.9	This is Raymond Harris.
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