James Harrison agrees to 6 more years of terror in Pittsburgh

Bob on 04 13, 2009

Freak linebacker James Harrison and the Pittsburgh Steelers just agreed to a $51.75 million dollar deal. Following stellar play from Harrison the last 2 seasons, the Steelers didn’t want any chances of him suiting up in anything but black and gold, making him the highest paid LB in the NFL. Pittsburgh will keep the undrafted madman from Kent State around for another 6 years. This wasn’t necessarily a bad move by the Steelers, but it might be a little dicey.

James Harrison is undoubtedly a great linebacker, I’m sure we all remember the interception TD return in the Super Bowl with time expiring in the first half where the crazed linebacker took it the length of the field. I know I remember it; I have nightmares about it from time to time, and no, I am not a Cardinals fan.

I don’t want to be slanderous, but to look at James Harrison on the football field and not question performance enhancers or crazy pills is preposterous. Clearly the LB has some rage…if you want proof of this take a look at his domestic violence incident, or the ridiculous penalty (should’ve been kicked out of the game) in the Super Bowl. It’s surprising the NFL hasn’t taken a thorough look into Harrison, but I can assure you they will.

I’m not necessarily saying Harrison is guilty of performance-enhancers, I’m just saying it should be in question. He could be clean as a whistle, but either way, James Harrison could be a liability to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s chilling to think Harrison could be as crazy as he is without supplemental assistance.

The Steelers linebacker is certainly worthy of his fat contract for his play on the field; he is a dominant force and gives it his all. However, it’s almost impossible to believe Harrison will keep his name out of the news for his off-field issues for the duration of 6 years. I mean…he realistically might kill someone!