Marvin Harrison Gun Confiscated, To Be Tested For Link To Shooting

Marvin Harrison, one of the most prolific NFL receivers over the last decade, is once again entangled with the law. ESPN.com reports that police seized a firearm in Harrison's vehicle following a traffic stop Wednesday in Philadelphia:

According to the law enforcement sources, the patrolman saw Harrison place something that appeared to be a weapon in the seat console of his car. When the officer asked him to step out of the vehicle, Harrison produced a car registration and a permit to carry a weapon, both of which were in order. When he was asked whether he had a weapon, however, he answered no, the sources said.

According to the article, police then confiscated the handgun and will conduct tests to see if it is connected to a 2008 shooting. The target of that shooting survived the incident and accused Harrison of being the gunman, but the victim died after being shot again just three months later.

A GQ article published in January shed new light on the shootings, and authorities reopened their investigation shortly thereafter.