JAMES HARRISON GOES OFF ON GOODELL AND HIS OWN STEELERS TEAMMATES

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

http://espn.go.com/guy-goodell-magazine-interview

I love this guy and love the way he plays. I only wish that 'Silverback' played for the Ravens. He's my kind of player. Wonder when he'll comment on Hines Ward's DUI.

NEW YORK -- Heavily fined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison calls NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a "crook" and a "devil," among other insults, in an interview with Men's Journal.


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

”
-- James Harrison on Roger Goodell
 
He even rips teammates Rashard Mendenhall ("fumble machine") and Ben Roethlisberger for their performances in the Super Bowl loss.

"Hey, at least throw a pick on their side of the field instead of asking the D to bail you out again. Or hand the ball off and stop trying to act like Peyton Manning. You ain't that and you know it, man; you just get paid like he does," he said, referring to Roethlisberger's two interceptions in the game.

The 2008 AP Defensive Player of the Year hasn't been shy about ripping the league after he was docked $100,000 for illegal hits last season. In the August issue of Men's Journal, his rants against Goodell reach another level of wrath.

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

His other descriptions of the commissioner include an anti-gay slur, "stupid," "puppet" and "dictator."

Harrison told ESPN that the interview took place "in April or May sometime."


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If the Steelers had defeated the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl, Harrison said, he would have whispered in Goodell's ear during the trophy ceremony: "Why don't you quit and do something else, like start your own league in flag football?"

Harrison also questions whether a black player is punished more for a hard hit on a white player than the opposite.

"I slammed Vince Young on his head and paid five grand, but just touched Drew Brees and that was 20," Harrison said. "You think black players don't see this s--- and lose all respect for Goodell?"

Harrison also criticizes other NFL execs, Patriots-turned-commentators Rodney Harrison and Tedy Bruschi ("clowns"), Houston's Brian Cushing ("juiced out of his mind").

Beyond the insults, Harrison makes some serious points about what he believes are the league's misguided attempts to increase safety. He explains how non-guaranteed contracts make players more likely to hit high, because in the short term, a torn knee ligament is more costly than a concussion.

And Harrison suggests the real way to prevent head injuries is to shorten the season to 14 games, start offseason workouts later and trim the length of training camp so "we're not bangin' heads so much in August; that's where the brain trauma comes from."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

[The Showstoppa]

He can rant all he wants about the "racism" in the league, but if a white player used racist terminology like he did (ref the "devil" comment about Goodell) he would be CRUCIFIED by the media.  We will have to wait and see how it is perceived by the media and fans.  I think the Roth comments will get more air time.


All the other stuff is pretty much right on target.  Safety talk is a joke when they talk about a longer season, etc...  As the Vince Young vs Brees, was the Young hit before or after?  And also everybody knows that stars, which Brees is, are way more protected than guys like Young. 

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

Exactly, the NFL has a star system just like every other major professional sports organization.

[tonymctones]

LOL he called goodell a puppet and a dictator...

hahahaha anybody see the contradiction there?

love the way he plays but football is a team sport and Id like to see how his teammates respond to this...

in other news hines ward got arrested for DUI

EARL speak to these thugs that you love so much