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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison reportedly will have his appeal for his one game suspension heard today via a phone conversation at 2:00 p.m. eastern time according to ESPN reporter Josina Anderson. Appeals officer Ted Cottrell will preside over the appeal. Cottrell was a defensive coach in the league for 30 years and is one…
Gerry Dulac reported today via Twitter that Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison said today that he doesn’t think he will be suspended by NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit Thursday night on Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy. Dulac quoted Harrison as saying, “I don’t think I have anything to worry about.” According to Dulac, Harrison continued…
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,……
Two weeks ago, the football-following public got a crash course on the procedures that apply to suspensions for on-field infractions, thanks to Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. And that knowledge could quickly be put to use this week, given the helmet-to-face hit applied by Steelers linebacker James Harrison on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy. On Monday,……
James Harrison has been a popular name over the past year around the NFL offices, where the league reviews helmet-to-helmet hits. Last season the Steelers defensive standout was fined $ 125,000 for illegal hits. Harrison’s most recent rule violation occured last week when he laid a helmet-to-helmet hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy. McCoy,…
Two weeks ago, the football-following public got a crash course on the procedures that apply to suspensions for on-field infractions, thanks to Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. And that knowledge could quickly be put to use this week, given the helmet-to-face hit applied by Steelers linebacker James Harrison on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy. On Monday,……