James Harrison (football player)

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James Harrison, Jr. (born May 4, 1978, in Akron, Ohio) is a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He signed with the team during the 2004 NFL offseason, and impressed the team during the preseason. Harrison had limited playing time until the 05-06 season.

An undrafted free agent from Kent State University, Harrison spent two years on and off the practice squad. He was signed as a backup in the 04-05 season. Harrison was resigned in the 2006 offseason to a four year deal with the Steelers, despite not becoming a free agent until 2008.

Harrison started in three games last year when starting linebacker Clark Haggans was injured. His biggest highlight of the year was in a game against the San Diego Chargers, where he intercepted a Drew Brees pass for a 25 yard touchdown return.

Harrison gained some attention and popularity when he bodyslammed a Cleveland Browns fan in a 41-0 Pittsburgh win. The fan charged the field, Harrison grabbed the drunken fan as he approached his teammates and took the man to the ground. Harrison restrained the fan until authorities took him away. [1]

Harrison once stated in a Pittsburg Tribune-Review interview that he trusted no one. Not his teamates, not his coaches, not his family, not even his own mother.