stillers4me
12-01-2010, 03:41 PM
December 1st, 2010
Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison spoke at length Wednesday after practice, the first time he has done so since the NFL fined him for a fourth time this season.
Harrison, who has now been docked a total of $125,000 by the league, said he won’t change the way he plays the game.
“There’s nothing malicious or illegal about the way I’m playing or the way I’m tackling guys so I’m going to continue to play the way I’m going to be playing and let the chips fall where they may,” Harrison said. “Anything I do that may be even close to the border is going to be called.”
Harrison’s teammates again came to his defense and inside linebacker James Farrior called out the NFL Players Association's executive director for not doing more to support Harrison.
“Where is DeMaurice Smith when all of this is going on?” Farrior said.
What follows are excerpts from Harrison’s Q&A with reporters:
Q: James Farrior said there’s not a lot of consistency with some of the penalties, fines…
A: “It’s like the wild, wild West, they’re making the rules as they go. They’re deciding what they fine, what they don’t want to fine, who they want to fine, who they don’t want to fine. They twisted our quarterback up (in the Bills' game), after the whistle was blown and everything else. If that had been Peyton Manning or Tom Brady they might have suspended that guy.”...........................
......................Q: How important is it to get the word out the fines and your feelings on them?
A: “If it wasn’t for y’all making a big fuss over the hits from way back when they had those three hits (on Oct. 17) none of this would even be a real big issue. The media, y’all control what goes on, y’all are like puppet masters and y’all control the puppets. If y’all say that they’re doing wrong and the media starts to say this more and more then I think things will start to change. Until y’all do something about it I don’t think nothing’s going to change.”
http://blog.triblive.com/view-from-the-press-box/2010/12/01/harrison-speaks-2/
Bravo, James!! :applaudit: Now I wonder how much he's going to get fined for speaking the truth??
Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison spoke at length Wednesday after practice, the first time he has done so since the NFL fined him for a fourth time this season.
Harrison, who has now been docked a total of $125,000 by the league, said he won’t change the way he plays the game.
“There’s nothing malicious or illegal about the way I’m playing or the way I’m tackling guys so I’m going to continue to play the way I’m going to be playing and let the chips fall where they may,” Harrison said. “Anything I do that may be even close to the border is going to be called.”
Harrison’s teammates again came to his defense and inside linebacker James Farrior called out the NFL Players Association's executive director for not doing more to support Harrison.
“Where is DeMaurice Smith when all of this is going on?” Farrior said.
What follows are excerpts from Harrison’s Q&A with reporters:
Q: James Farrior said there’s not a lot of consistency with some of the penalties, fines…
A: “It’s like the wild, wild West, they’re making the rules as they go. They’re deciding what they fine, what they don’t want to fine, who they want to fine, who they don’t want to fine. They twisted our quarterback up (in the Bills' game), after the whistle was blown and everything else. If that had been Peyton Manning or Tom Brady they might have suspended that guy.”...........................
......................Q: How important is it to get the word out the fines and your feelings on them?
A: “If it wasn’t for y’all making a big fuss over the hits from way back when they had those three hits (on Oct. 17) none of this would even be a real big issue. The media, y’all control what goes on, y’all are like puppet masters and y’all control the puppets. If y’all say that they’re doing wrong and the media starts to say this more and more then I think things will start to change. Until y’all do something about it I don’t think nothing’s going to change.”
http://blog.triblive.com/view-from-the-press-box/2010/12/01/harrison-speaks-2/
Bravo, James!! :applaudit: Now I wonder how much he's going to get fined for speaking the truth??