DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Tailgate Forum Stay classy, James Harrison...

I didn't find that until after you mentioned Aiello. I find it strange that it is said to not be apart of the CBA yet I found the amendment to the CBA. perhaps it was not officially an amendment then?

i find it most strange that a union would allow a personal conduct policy and the appeal process to be agreed to but not apart of the larger scoping CBA.

I agree, it's odd.

Regardless, I have to imagine Harrison't first offense this year will be a doozy of a fine and a suspension.

He's being targeted because he's a moron. Goodell is prejudiced against stupid people.

Seems pretty clear to me.

Any thoughts pittsburgh would trade him?

Like them or not they don't like distractions ... and if they could/would unload Santonio for a 5th rounder, they could at least get that outta harrison. Send him off to some mediocre team ... maybe one trying to implement a 3-4?

They also DIDN'T get rid of Rothlsidafkjdka;ler after all his issues. My bet is they hang onto him because this will be forgotten quickly with all of the CBA stuff going on.

That's true but it's not a black and white issue. It's hard to find franchise quarterbacks that can help you get to 3 superbowls in 5 years. While I don't think Ben is a top 5 Qb ... he is at least in the 6 to 10 range and sometimes is better than what he's given credit for.

harrison is a very good player but I would venture to guess a lot of it comes from being in the system. How many pittsburgh linebackers leave to not have half of the success they had under LeBeau? Considering Harrison was undrafted and cut multiple times ... I think his true value is still pretty high but nowhere near the "MVP" level that he has been on the Steelers.

Aaaand the obligitory apology.... IMO, it means nothing. You say what he did - you meant it; give it all day to simmer and stew and see how it plays and you and your handlers/agent realize it may have just cost yourself bags of cash?... apologize.
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Updated: July 14, 2011, 9:58 PM ET
James Harrison issues apology
ESPN.com news services

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison apologized on Thursday for his remarks in an interview with Men's Journal.

"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," Harrison said in a statement released to Fox 31 in Denver.

He ripped teammates Rashard Mendenhall and Ben Roethlisberger for their performances in the Steelers' Super Bowl loss to the Green Bay Packers.

"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," Harrison said. "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.

"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."

Harrison, 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. He called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a "crook," a "devil," a "puppet" and a "dictator." He only apologized for using an anit-gay slur.

"I also need to make clear that the comment about Roger Goodell was not intended to be derogatory against gay people in any way," Harrison said. "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."

Harrison did not apologize for a photo depicting him with guns, saying collecting firearms is his hobby.

"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," he said. "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."

Harrison said he had hoped to shed light on the NFL's hypocrisy in regards to player safety.

"If player safety is the NFL's main concern, as they say it is, they are not going about it in an effective manner," Harrison said. "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."

Call the commissioner a dictator or an idiot or a puppet, whatever, that's fine. Using a homophobic slur, though, after what we've seen recently with Kobe Bryant and Joakim Noah (and, to a lesser extent, LeBron James saying "retarded")...you've got to be more cognizant of what you're saying. I think that's going to be the thing that gets him, and, surprisingly, its probably what's being talked about the least.

James Harrison needs a press secretary or to stop putting himself in a position where his words can be used in way he may not have intended.

He is once again, trying to pull his head out of his arse....

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Harrison said he had hoped to shed light on the NFL's hypocrisy in regards to player safety.

"If player safety is the NFL's main concern, as they say it is, they are not going about it in an effective manner," Harrison said. "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."

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On this issue, I agree with James Harrison...Goodell's approach toward player safety is way off coarse and moving the NFL toward a "touch football" league rather than the "tackle football" league it has been since inception.

Updating the equipment works and has been tried successfully, yet the NFL refuses to "mandate" the improvements...go figure?...

...that is on Roger Goodell.

IMO, it's time to put the judgement for illegal hits, back in the hands of the officials on the field and get Roger Goodell's office and their slow motion replays, off the football field.

James Harrison the NFL LBer...wish the Browns had 3 LBers who could play the position as well as Harrison does.

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On this issue, I agree with James Harrison...Goodell's approach toward player safety is way off coarse and moving the NFL toward a "touch football" league rather than the "tackle football" league it has been since inception.

Updating the equipment works and has been tried successfully, yet the NFL refuses to "mandate" the improvements...go figure?...

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It's pretty simple... Don't lead with your helmet and don't hit your opponents.

That works in real time or slow time

I'd love to have a LBer that can play the position like he can... only I want ours to have half a brain and keep his mouth shut.

Ah yes, we base everything off stats... I forgot...