It was only a matter of time before James Harrison's private free-agency tour of the AFC North was connected to an understandable grudge he may have held against his former employer, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who released the former Defensive Player of the Year due to NFL salary cap constraints, after the team and player were unable to agree on terms to reduce his pay. According to Harrison, any such hate towards the city of Pittsburgh or the Steelers organization never existed; nor did he intentionally peruse only his former team's division for a chance at retribution. "There was no significance in staying in the AFC North. My thing was I wanted to play with a team that was competitive and had a chance of winning a Super Bowl. I felt like Baltimore and Cincinnati were those teams. "The second thing I wanted was to stay close to home. I currently live in Pittsburgh and that's where I'm going to reside. I really didn't want to have to go farther away than I had to." "I don't have a chip on my shoulder against the Steelers. I don't hate the Steelers. All the things they're saying, that the media is blowing it up to be ... am I disappointed? Yeah, I'm disappointed. But when the negotiations first started, I basically knew the situation was going to be what it was going to be. "I wish them the best, except for when we play. And I'm assuming they wish me the same, except when we play them." Harrison's words to the media definitely contradict the reports suggesting he set out to spite the Steelers, however his life is about to become the ultimate contradiction. It is almost inconceivable to imagine Terrell Suggs, Vontaze Burfict or Joe Haden living peacefully within Pittsburgh's borders. Evidently, Harrison is not overly concerned with how his hometown will continue to receive him while he's wearing an enemy uniform. Source: SBNation.com
I wish him well until he destroys Ben for the first time...lol. Sounds like he's getting "soft" in his old age...
i was thinking the same thing, what happened to the good harrison that was just angry and hated everyone and couldnt even put a sentence or complete thought together
