Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Put a Jacket On Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker James Harrison

Men's Journal refers to Harrison as an "NFL Hitman" for his countless illegal hits.




For those of you who listen to The Rant on The Sting WRUR 88.5, you know that Bri and I have a special segment in the show called "Put a Jacket On", which is when we highlight athletes around the sporting world who act in an idiotic way.

Why do we give those athletes a jacket, you might ask? Well, I apologize for the corniness, but at the U of R, our mascot is a Yellow Jacket, which explains the "Jacket" part.

And in sports, if a player is performing well, he/she is commonly referred to as being "hot" or "on fire". If a player is performing poorly, he/she is often said to be "ice cold".

So if an athlete does something dumb, Bri and I consider them to be "ice cold" in terms of their actions.

Anyway, congratulations are in order for James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the winner of the first ever blog edition of "Put a Jacket On".

According to ESPN.com, Harrison made some ludicrous comments in a recent interview with Men's Journal- click here for some of the interview.

Harrison began his comment spree by bashing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who facilitated Harrison being fined $100,000 last year for illegal hits.

Harrison claims that, among other things, Goodell is a crook, devil, puppet, and dictator. All are comical depictions- I was actually laughing when reading them.

But his comments become anything but a joke when Harrison says that he would not help Goodell if the commissioner were to catch on fire.

"If that man was on fire and I had to piss to put him out, I wouldn't do it," Harrison said. "I hate him and will never respect him."

Harrison earns the first blog edition of "Put a Jacket On". Congrats!
As you can see in the picture above, Men's Journal refers to Harrison as an "NFL Hitman". Well, perhaps a respected psychiatrist should evaluate Harrison for having a mental disorder that could lead to him becoming an actual murderer. Maybe the FBI should add him to their Watch List.

And I mean that in all seriousness. There has to be something extremely wrong with Harrison for him to say that he wouldn't save Goodell from death if he could.

In addition to his Goodell comments, Harrison trashed his teammates Rashard Mendenall and Ben Roethlisberger for their performance in the Steelers' Super Bowl loss to the Green Bay Packers this past season.

Specifically, he called Mendenhall a "fumble machine". Last time I checked, Mendenhall and Roethlisberger were one of the best running back-quarterback duos in the NFL.

And, oh yeah, let me add that Mendenhall had just two fumbles in 324 rushing attempts in 2010. Doesn't seem like a fumbling machine to me.

Harrison's insults towards his teammates are probably not the best way for him to bolster team morale just as the NFL Lockout is (apparently) coming to a close. Then again, maybe team chemistry doesn't matter between teammates who play on separate sides of the ball.

James Harrison: PUT A JACKET ON!

Check out the espn.com article about Harrison's comments here.

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