Steelers’ James Harrison: If I Can’t Headhunt, I’m Taking My Ball and Going Home

October 20, 2010   ·   Dan Kelley   ·   Jump to comments

Early Wednesday, James Harrison speculated that if he isn’t allowed to hurt people professionally, he may not want to get paid to play football at all.
Okay, maybe those weren’t Harrison’s exact words.  But that was the gist of Harrison’s threat to retire in the midst of being fined $75,000 for a controversial hit on Cleveland’s Mohamed Massaquoi Sunday afternoon.
After a week filled with heavy helmet-to-helmet hits in the NFL, the league is in the process of reviewing its policy on the violent hits and may end up making such plays grounds for suspension.
Hits on Massaquoi, Philadelphia’s DeSean Jackson, and Baltimore’s Todd Heap are central to the discussion on protecting players from the types of “tackles” that can result in concussions and other serious, long-term injuries.
Through his agent, Harrison claimed to be concerned about his ability to play football if he is “going to be fined $75,000 for ...

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