James Harrison (American football)
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| Pittsburgh Steelers — No. 92 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: May 4, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: Akron, Ohio | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 242 lb (110 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2002 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Kent State | |
| Undrafted in 2002 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Tackles | 208 |
| Sacks | 12.5 |
| INTs | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
James Harrison, Jr. (born May 4, 1978, in Akron, Ohio) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Kent State.
[edit] Professional career
An undrafted free agent from Kent State University.Despite an impressive showing at the NFL combine putting up an amazing 475 lb max bench which was a record for all rookie linebackers. Harrison spent two years on and off the practice squad. He was signed as a backup in the 2004 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 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 intoxicated fan as he approached his teammates and took the man to the ground. Harrison restrained the fan until authorities took him away. [1]
On November 5, 2007, Harrison had a standout game on Monday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens. He piled up 9 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 interception. [2]
Harrison's nickname given to him by his teammates is, "Silverback". On November 26th, 2007, during a Monday Night Football game, an announcer gave Harrison the nickname, "Mr. Monday Night", because of his outstanding performance on November 5th.
On the final game of James Harrison's college football career he recorded 5 sacks on his future teammate quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Harrison is also known as the Steelers' team gym rat. When asked about his weight-lifting abilities on a recent airing of the Hines Ward Show on Pittsburgh local station KDKA, he replied that can bench 465 pounds and squat 700 pounds.
In March, 2008, Harrison was arrested and charged with simple assault and criminal mischief stemming from a domestic altercation with his girlfriend. [3] On April 3, 2008 the district attorney dropped all charges because Harrison had completed anger management counseling and psychological counseling.[4]
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At the Nfl combine James Harrison put up an amazing max bench of 475 lb. a rookie linebacker record!
