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James Harrison was the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year, for the 2008-'09 season. However, after the Super Bowl, maybe he should be known as the biggest steroid, HGH, and just plain dirty player of the year. All of the interviews with Santanio Holmes and "Big Ben," after the Steelers win, days later few are talking about one of the most blatant disregards for NFL rules and the NFL game. In the fourth quarter, if you do not already know, Harrison was caught (in the middle of the field) beating the daylights out of Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco. The play was down field and Francisco was face down on the ground (due to a clean sweep from Harrison), thirty yards from the action, when the inexcusable happened. Harrison took multiple shots to his ribs and back, with clinched fists, then when the safety looked up/tried to get up, Harrison hit him full force, knocking him over backwards (for no reason at all, and looking like an obvious example of "roid rage").
Very few net articles, radio spots, and television channels have even touched on the incident, with the exception of John Madden (during the game) saying, "Harrison should be thrown out of the game for that, there is no excuse." The NFL and ESPN are not addressing the problem at all, but there is a bigger picture here. One billion people watched the Super Bowl this year, and countless numbers of those people were kids. If this was an isolated incident, maybe the Commissioner could have a talk with him and/or fine him. However, this is not the first problem and it does look like the player is a 'Roid Raging Idiot'. Earlier in 2008, law enforcement was called on Harrison, for a domestic dispute. Harrison was picked up later, after leaving the scene, for the following: "According to the criminal complaint filed in night court and obtained by KDKA, Harrison allegedly got into an argument with his girlfriend and she locked herself in her bedroom to call 911. Police say Harrison broke through the door, broke her cell phone in half and slapped her in the face."
The minimum for Harrison should be a $50-100,000 fine, a four game suspension, and he should be tested for Steroids, HGH, and other drugs, immediately! Regardless of what kind of man, player, and/or boyfriend Harrison is, he should pay a stiff penalty for his actions on Super Bowl Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the commissioner (Roger Goodell) should also be held to task for their lack of action, overall. Just a handful of days out, from the Super Bowl, there is still plenty of time for people to act. However, Roger Goodell can be the voice of reason and making things right. Although, the more days go by, the less and less the possibility of action against Harrison.
The bottom Line is the Pro Bowl is this weekend, which James Harrison is attending, and the "Almighty Dollar" will be the only thing NFL, Goodell, the Steelers, and Harrison will be concerned with, not the people and kids in America. The NFL will not risk any bad publicity. The media is gutless and will not be asking him questions before, during, or after the Pro Bowl. The Steelers hopes it all just goes away, and it is a shame. It would be a minor miracle if anyone takes action against "The Defensive Player of the Year," or should I say the "Defensive Steroiding Player of the Year" (another thing, the NFL won't touch with a stick). In a Super Bowl to remember, athletes with superior skill and amazing work ethic (like Hines Ward, Holmes, Big Ben, Warner, and Fitzgerald, to name a few), it is sad to see a brutish, hopped up man, make such a mockery of a great game. It is no wonder he was cut from three teams, before landing with the Steelers. It just looks like he didn't have the talent without the "helpers" and now that he has them, he is no role model for anyone. To bad, every time the game is shown, packaged for resell, or on ESPN Classic kids and others have to look at such a blatant set of cheap shots and how the media, Steelers, and the NFL handled the whole situation.
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Very few net articles, radio spots, and television channels have even touched on the incident, with the exception of John Madden (during the game) saying, "Harrison should be thrown out of the game for that, there is no excuse." The NFL and ESPN are not addressing the problem at all, but there is a bigger picture here. One billion people watched the Super Bowl this year, and countless numbers of those people were kids. If this was an isolated incident, maybe the Commissioner could have a talk with him and/or fine him. However, this is not the first problem and it does look like the player is a 'Roid Raging Idiot'. Earlier in 2008, law enforcement was called on Harrison, for a domestic dispute. Harrison was picked up later, after leaving the scene, for the following: "According to the criminal complaint filed in night court and obtained by KDKA, Harrison allegedly got into an argument with his girlfriend and she locked herself in her bedroom to call 911. Police say Harrison broke through the door, broke her cell phone in half and slapped her in the face."
The minimum for Harrison should be a $50-100,000 fine, a four game suspension, and he should be tested for Steroids, HGH, and other drugs, immediately! Regardless of what kind of man, player, and/or boyfriend Harrison is, he should pay a stiff penalty for his actions on Super Bowl Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the commissioner (Roger Goodell) should also be held to task for their lack of action, overall. Just a handful of days out, from the Super Bowl, there is still plenty of time for people to act. However, Roger Goodell can be the voice of reason and making things right. Although, the more days go by, the less and less the possibility of action against Harrison.
The bottom Line is the Pro Bowl is this weekend, which James Harrison is attending, and the "Almighty Dollar" will be the only thing NFL, Goodell, the Steelers, and Harrison will be concerned with, not the people and kids in America. The NFL will not risk any bad publicity. The media is gutless and will not be asking him questions before, during, or after the Pro Bowl. The Steelers hopes it all just goes away, and it is a shame. It would be a minor miracle if anyone takes action against "The Defensive Player of the Year," or should I say the "Defensive Steroiding Player of the Year" (another thing, the NFL won't touch with a stick). In a Super Bowl to remember, athletes with superior skill and amazing work ethic (like Hines Ward, Holmes, Big Ben, Warner, and Fitzgerald, to name a few), it is sad to see a brutish, hopped up man, make such a mockery of a great game. It is no wonder he was cut from three teams, before landing with the Steelers. It just looks like he didn't have the talent without the "helpers" and now that he has them, he is no role model for anyone. To bad, every time the game is shown, packaged for resell, or on ESPN Classic kids and others have to look at such a blatant set of cheap shots and how the media, Steelers, and the NFL handled the whole situation.
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