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An American who qualifies as a Canadian because of dual citizenship who has taken his academic smarts onto the football field, there’s an aura about Sean Harrington one doesn’t feel very often in pro football.

Harrington made his pro debut Saturday night against visiting Edmonton, in effect taking the place of Llevi Noel who started at wideout.

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Noel is a demon on special teams, but there was no need to overtax him and that’s when the opening for Harrington was created.

He responded by recording two tackles.

One of these days, Harrington will line up at linebacker and make more plays.

“We’re excited about Sean,’’ said head coach Marc Trestman. “He was a very good special teams player in college (Michigan State) and he’s taken on that role for us.

“He’s a smart, young man. I just see him continuing to grow in our football team, both on special teams and eventually as a linebacker. We’ll play him more reps and that could happen early on in the season.”