Steelers' Harrison blasts Goodell, Roethlisberger and Patriots

[cruzg24]

Steelers all-pro OLB James Harrison is leveling more nasty hits ... only this time they're the figurative kind, and he's teeing off on opponents while mixing in some not-so-friendly fire on Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger.

Harrison started by again ripping NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, his nemesis, in next month's issue of Men's Journal.

"My rep is James Harrison, mean son of a bitch who loves hitting the hell out of people," he says. "But up until last year, there was no word of me being dirty -- till Roger Goodell, who's a crook and a puppet, said I was the dirtiest player in the league. If that man was on fire and I had to piss to put him out, I wouldn't do it. I hate him and will never respect him."

Goodell levied fines totaling six figures against Harrison last season while making him the poster boy for helmet-to-helmet hits the NFL wants to eliminate. Harrison felt singled out by the commissioner and threatened to retire after being told the brand of football he'd always played would no longer be tolerated.

"I get dinged about three times a year and don't know where I am for a little minute. But unless I'm asleep, you're not getting me out of the game, and most guys feel the same way," says Harrison. "If a guy has a choice of hitting me high or low, hit me in the head and I'll pay your fine. Just don't hit me in the knee, 'cause that's life-threatening. How'm I going to feed my family if I can't run?"

Harrison's tongue also lashed the following:

The three-time champion Patriots, who beat the Steelers in the 2004 AFC Championship Game: "I should have another ring. We were the best team in football in 2004, but the Patriots, who we beat during the regular season, stole our signals and picked up 90% of our blitzes (in the AFC title game). They got busted for it later, but, hey, they're Goodell's boys, so he slapped 'em $500,000 and burned the tapes. Was he going to rescind their Super Bowls? Man, hell no!"
Roethlisberger, who threw two INTs in Super Bowl XLV when Pittsburgh fell to Green Bay: "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. You ain't that and you know it, man; you just get paid like he does."
However Harrison did throw one very full bouquet to another teammate, current defensive player of the year Troy Polamalu.

"He's the one guy in football I respect absolutely, 'cause he's spiritual and lives it like he talks it," Harrison said of the star safety.

"You know, he gets more flags than anyone on our team but never gets fined for nothin'. He's so polite and talks so softly that he could tell he could tell Goodell to kiss his ass, and Goodell would smile and say thank you."

Source: USA Today

 

[Mooche]

This is just fucking James Harrison. Dude is a pure psychopath and I love his game, simple as that.. If you read the Men's Journal article you just see that he obviously is trying to spark Ben, and it's kind of a rivalry thing that on teams the defense hates the offense, and vice versa.

 

[sarge]

i like him even more now.

 

[elcheato]

So it took a team mate of his to get my opinion of Big Ben on the news?

 

[Hurricane Season]

This guy needs to be banned from speaking to the media. What a fucking moron.

 

[Mooche]

They got busted for it later, but, hey, they're Goodell's boys, so he slapped 'em $500,000 and burned the tapes. Was he going to rescind their Super Bowls? Man, hell no!"

Perhaps some of the realest shit I've read in a long, long time.

 

[cruzg24]

Damn these are some pretty harsh words by Harrison, especially since he is still teammates with Ben. And this wasnt like after a football game, this is during the offseason.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

He also called Mendenhall a fumble machine lol.

 

[Pugz]

this dude is a boss

 

[Elite]

Mendenhall needs to borrow LeBron's check my stats t-shirt lol

 

[SaintFan25]

This guy needs to be banned from speaking to the media. What a fucking moron.

This.

 

[Mooche]

He retracted a lot of what he said about Ben and Mendy, and said that he was misquoted pretty heavy. Ben and Mendenhall seem to be fine by this as Hoge said Ben says he's their relationship is still "fine" and Mendenhall didn't really care on twitter.

 

[TTN2810]

He's an idiot.
You cant "misquote" a guy like this. He's obviously do some repairs with that.
He's probably this fucking insane from all the head to head contact he supports.

 

[elcheato]

He retracted a lot of what he said about Ben and Mendy, and said that he was misquoted pretty heavy. Ben and Mendenhall seem to be fine by this as Hoge said Ben says he's their relationship is still "fine" and Mendenhall didn't really care on twitter.

I doubt the guy who did the interview made this stuff up lol. Damage control.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

This reminds me of that time that wrestler dude was just like "fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck everyone" after winning a match in the UFC.

 

[Mooche]

I doubt the guy who did the interview made this stuff up lol. Damage control.

Regardless, more then half of this shit he said is right in this anyway.. So.

 

[SaintFan25]

Regardless, more then half of this shit he said is right in this anyway.. So.

Just cause it's true doesn't mean he should say it.

 

[Mooche]

And when did I say it was right of him say it? I just said he was right.

 

[Rice18]

He's so polite and talks so softly that he could tell he could tell Goodell to kiss his ass, and Goodell would smile and say thank you."

Dude is blunt about things. A little too blunt though.

 

[Hurricane Season]

Haha, he called him a "puppet" and a "dictator".

He's not very bright, I guess.