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*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** On most Fridays in the NFL, there are news items about players getting fined by the league office. With Steelers linebacker James Harrison, it may be bigger news when he’s not fined by the league office. Harrison was called for a roughing the…
I am sure we will get to see the bias against the Pittsburgh Steelers this week and the double standard that the NFL has as it relates to helmet-to-helmet hits on defenseless receivers. In case you missed it, St. Louis Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis hit Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward helmet-to-helmet while he was in…
With all the attention focused on James Harrison’s hit on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy and the Browns’ handling of McCoy after the hit, it is easy to forget that plenty of other things happened in last Thursday night’s game between the teams. One of those things was a roughing the passer penalty on Browns defensive……
As the football-following world waits for the NFL to inform Steelers linebacker James Harrison of the sanction for his helmet-to-face hit on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy, Harrison doesn’t believe he should be suspended. Undermining Harrison’s position is that he also believes he shouldn’t be fined. “I don’t think a suspension is worthy,” Harrison said Monday,……
Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Richard Seymour has was $ 30,000 by the league for punching Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito in the game between the teams Sunday. Seymour is a repeat offender, who had to pay $ 25,000 last season after punching Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. New England’s Jerod Mayo and Detroit’s Brandon Pettigrew…