Steelers Harrison Slams The Commish and Big Ben

[wheeler281]

<--- Drunk Browns fan and rumor is a Jimmie Johnson fan as well however can not confirm


NEW YORK (AP)—Heavily fined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison(notes) calls NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a “crook” and a “devil,” among other insults, in a magazine article.

The 2008 AP Defensive Player of the Year hasn’t been shy about ripping the league after he was docked $100,000 for illegal hits last season. In the August issue of Men’s Journal, his rants against Goodell reach another level of wrath.

“If that man was on fire and I had to piss to put him out, I wouldn’t do it,” Harrison told the magazine. “I hate him and will never respect him.”


His other descriptions of the commissioner include an anti-gay slur, “stupid,” “puppet” and “dictator.”

If the Steelers had defeated the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl, Harrison said, he would have whispered in Goodell’s ear during the trophy ceremony: “Why don’t you quit and do something else, like start your own league in flag football?”

on Ben Roethlisberger int's in the Superbowl

Harrison says: “Hey, at least throw a pick on their side of the field instead of asking the D to bail you out again. Or hand the ball off and stop trying to act like Peyton Manning(notes). You ain’t that and you know it, man; you just get paid like he does.”


http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...arrisonarticle

[wheeler281]

I just want him to shut up or go away. Does he realize that this in no way will help him in the eyes of the league. Now to go after Ben and Mendy. What is he thinking.

HE SHOULD REALIZE THAT ANYBODY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WOODLEY IS GONNA FLOURISH. IT SHOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE THAT HE WENT FROM A NOBODY TO A SOMEBODY AND THAT REASONS NAME IS LAMARR WOODLEY

[jsab4807]

[ac-n-mike]

Instant Classic lol

[RAYJAYSOLDIER]

he will get traded or cut. or he will go on and say he wasn't quoted correctly hahaha

[Phlash]

he will get traded or cut. or he will go on and say he wasn't quoted correctly hahaha

yep. id rather see big ben cut though

[jsab4807]

Wheeler....quit hating.

[gladdyontherise]

This is awesome on so many different levels lol

[Ground Support]

This is for Howard.

[ejiminee]

I hope he's thinking about being done with football.

This not the way to get traded. What team would take a guy that's gonna hate on his team to the press?

[wheeler281]

Wheeler....quit hating.

glad to see you saw that addition

[ctkenjr]

Harrison is way overrated, granted a very good athlete, but again, teammates certainly make other players look better.

He needs to shut his mouth and just play football if the season actually transpires...

[RAYJAYSOLDIER]

yep. id rather see big ben cut though

that is what should have happened last year. i can't believe the rooneys allowed him to stay.

[RAYJAYSOLDIER]

now harrison is talking crap about clay matthews... When will he learn to shut up

[wheeler281]

From Harrison:

I’ll start by offering my apologies for some of the words that I said during the four days in May that Men’s Journal was invited to my house to discuss what the NFL has recently been portraying as their attempts at ‘player safety’ rules and regulations, and to cover my everyday workout routine.

I did make comments about my teammates when I was talking about the emotional Super Bowl loss, but the handful of words that were used and heavily publicized yesterday were pulled out of a long conversation and the context was lost. Obviously, I would never say that it was all Ben’s or Rashard’s fault that we lost the Super Bowl. That would be ridiculous. Both Ben and Rashard are great players and great teammates. Clearly the entire team bears responsibility for the loss, me included. It was a team effort and a team loss. My teammates know me well, and hopefully understand the things I said were not meant to accuse them of the loss. We all have discussed several things that went wrong in the Super Bowl since that day. What I do apologize for and take full responsibility for is for speaking in such a candid manner to someone outside the team.

I also need to make clear that the comment about Roger Goodell was not intended to be derogatory against gay people in any way. It was careless use of a slang word and I apologize to all who were offended by the remark. I am not a homophobic bigot, and I would never advocate intolerance of gay people.

As far as the photo that was shown on air yesterday, collecting guns is a hobby of mine, and I advocate the responsible use of firearms. I believe in the right to bear arms. I like to go to the shooting range. I like to hunt. I like to fish. I could just as easily have posed with my fishing poles but it obviously wouldn’t be an interesting picture for the magazine. I am not promoting gun violence by posing for that photo. There are also other photos in the magazine story that were not shown on air yesterday — including me with my sons, with my mom and as a kid.

Unfortunately, the above items and other comments have detracted from the original purpose of the story — a position I have been advocating for some time now. If player safety is the NFL’s main concern, as they say it is, they are not going about it in an effective manner. There’s nothing about extending the season or issuing exorbitant fines on defensive players that makes any shift toward the prevention of injury to players.

I believe that the league may have been feeling increasing pressure about injuries and concussions last year, and that they panicked and put rules in place that weren’t fully thought out. I’m not advocating more flags and fines, I’m just saying that the current rules are not completely fair, and I don’t believe in the way that the league is handling their position as overseer of the NFL and the well-being of its players.

As far as the character and reputation hits I may suffer as a result of my comments in the article, I’ll take those hits and more if it brings increased attention to the re-examination and installation of rules and regulations that would create a real impact on player safety.
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