NBC has announced that Patriots safety Rodney Harrison will join Tony Dungy, the former head coach of New England's rival, the Indianapolis Colts, as analysts on NBC's "Football Night in America."

NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol had the following to say about Harrison: "Rodney is someone we've had our eye on. He is a strong communicator and personality, and our initial thoughts about him were confirmed when he did a terrific job for us at the Super Bowl. We have no doubt that Rodney will be as hard-hitting with his opinions as he was with his body on the football field.

"To paraphrase one of his teammates, 'Rodney was as blunt with his opinions as he was with this hits.'"