James Harrison Appeals Fines....Denied.

On a day when the NFL fined a pair of fighting players lighter than many expected, the league re-affirmed it’s stance against helmet-to-helmet hits.

Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the NFL rejected two appeals by Steelers linebacker James Harrison on fines totaling $95,000. The fines came from hits on Browns receiver Mohammad Massaquoi and Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

“They did not reduce it,” Harrison’s agent Bill Parise told Bouchette. “They said it was multiple occurrences and called it an egregious act — that’s a big word isn’t it?”
Parise may have another reason to get upset later this week. Harrison could face yet another fine after being penalized for a hit on Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in which the officials said Harrison led with his helmet.

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JoshHamilton said:

That ******* had another helmet to helmet hit yesterday.

What does he not comprehend about not hitting other player's helmets with your helmet? Is he a bit mentally slow?

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His high school football ability was great, but his lack of maturity at times was a struggle. Harrison did not pay attention to his grades or college entrance tests, and by his senior year he had become disruptive to his football team. Early in his senior year, Coventry staff had to suspend him for two games for challenging an assistant coach to a fight. After he returned from his suspension, he was suspended for one game for making obscene gestures to the fans (supposedly they were yelling racial insults). Harrison was in court soon thereafter, after he shot a BB gun in the school locker room towards a defensive coach. He pled guilty to a minor charge and was able to return to school to finish his senior year. Due to his off-the-field issues, powerhouse football programs like Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Nebraska lost interest in him.

Teammate and fellow linebacker James Farrior later told NFL Network that Harrison was so green early on in his career that he would simply “give up” on plays he was struggling on and would even ask the coaches not to play him when he was struggling. Farrior said, "He was a knucklehead that didn't know the plays. We'd be in practice, in training camp, and he might not know what he doing so he'd just stop and throw his hands up and tell (the coaches) to get him out of there. We thought the guy was crazy."

Harrison elected not to visit the White House with the rest of the team after the Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII. Skipping the visit gained some media attention, as Harrison said that Barack Obama (who supported the Steelers in the game and considers his second favorite NFL team after his hometown team, Chicago Bears) would have invited the Arizona Cardinals had they won: "This is how I feel — if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don't win the Super Bowl. As far as I'm concerned, he [Obama] would've invited Arizona if they had won." Harrison also skipped the team's visit after winning Super Bowl XL when George W. Bush was president.

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JoshHamilton said:

Ok I just read up on this clown. This is one of the dumbest human beings I've ever come across

His high school football ability was great, but his lack of maturity at times was a struggle. Harrison did not pay attention to his grades or college entrance tests, and by his senior year he had become disruptive to his football team. Early in his senior year, Coventry staff had to suspend him for two games for challenging an assistant coach to a fight. After he returned from his suspension, he was suspended for one game for making obscene gestures to the fans (supposedly they were yelling racial insults). Harrison was in court soon thereafter, after he shot a BB gun in the school locker room towards a defensive coach. He pled guilty to a minor charge and was able to return to school to finish his senior year. Due to his off-the-field issues, powerhouse football programs like Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Nebraska lost interest in him.

Teammate and fellow linebacker James Farrior later told NFL Network that Harrison was so green early on in his career that he would simply “give up” on plays he was struggling on and would even ask the coaches not to play him when he was struggling. Farrior said, "He was a knucklehead that didn't know the plays. We'd be in practice, in training camp, and he might not know what he doing so he'd just stop and throw his hands up and tell (the coaches) to get him out of there. We thought the guy was crazy."

Harrison elected not to visit the White House with the rest of the team after the Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII. Skipping the visit gained some media attention, as Harrison said that Barack Obama (who supported the Steelers in the game and considers his second favorite NFL team after his hometown team, Chicago Bears) would have invited the Arizona Cardinals had they won: "This is how I feel — if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don't win the Super Bowl. As far as I'm concerned, he [Obama] would've invited Arizona if they had won." Harrison also skipped the team's visit after winning Super Bowl XL when George W. Bush was president.

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Let's see

He's a thug
He's immature
He's lazy
He's mentally retarded
He's a disruption
He doesn't learn from his mistakes
He can't keep his cool
He's undisciplined

And the president thing means he just doesn't get it and he's an ignorant *******

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lumm0x said:

I didn't see the hit yesterday so I can't comment. However the hit on Brees was a joke to fine. It was not a penalty let alone fine worthy. I agree with the Browns ones. And I agree, keep playing the same way. You want defensive players who play the game with bad intentions. And I say this even though I dislike the guy and am not a Steelers fan in the least. I'd want him on my team in a heartbeat. The guy is a big time player.

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wheeler281 said:

^^ Says the cowgirl fan :lol: :lol: Anychance you get you post a steeler hate topic. :twisted:

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Card Magnet said:

wheeler281 said:

^^ Says the cowgirl fan :lol: :lol: Anychance you get you post a steeler hate topic. :twisted:

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Oh come on, it's not a Steelers hate topic. If I wanted to post a Steelers hate topic, I'd go sifting for something from the Bills game for a reason the Steelers won or enhancing something. If this were a guy on any other team, my words would be the same.

I am against the fact that the guy who imposes the fine is the one who gets to reject his appeal. Totally not fair for every aspect of their "legal system" to be through one man.

As to everyone saying about how much he is being fined as opposed to the AJ80 fight, Harrison is a repeat offender. If you violate the rules or the law, things get progressively worse with each additional infraction. If you can't learn from the $5000 fine, then you get 10,000, then you get 25, 000, etc.

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wheeler281 said:

Card Magnet said:

wheeler281 said:

^^ Says the cowgirl fan :lol: :lol: Anychance you get you post a steeler hate topic. :twisted:

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Oh come on, it's not a Steelers hate topic. If I wanted to post a Steelers hate topic, I'd go sifting for something from the Bills game for a reason the Steelers won or enhancing something. If this were a guy on any other team, my words would be the same.

I am against the fact that the guy who imposes the fine is the one who gets to reject his appeal. Totally not fair for every aspect of their "legal system" to be through one man.

As to everyone saying about how much he is being fined as opposed to the AJ80 fight, Harrison is a repeat offender. If you violate the rules or the law, things get progressively worse with each additional infraction. If you can't learn from the $5000 fine, then you get 10,000, then you get 25, 000, etc.

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Totally just messing with you. As far as repeat offender. FYI AJ was fined last year for ripping Cortlands facemask off

regardless I hope harrison never changes just keep on hitting brother

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Seiya said:

I have an idea, let's let James Harrison lead with the helmet and teach everyone else to do so to, knocking out all the QB's, Wr's etc and we can all enjoy MNF games like Colts-Jets with a matchup of Curtis Painter vs Kellen Clemens. That will really make people watch the game. The people don't want to see good defenses they want points, and the NFL is a business so they have to keep their stars on the field to keep the $$ coming in even if it makes the game softer.

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Card Magnet said:

Do people honestly not realize by now that his fines come after a review? He's not being fined because the penalty was called, but because the video shows that he's still leading with his head. What we think of the rule is irrelevant...it's the rule now.

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JoshHamilton said:

Card Magnet said:

Do people honestly not realize by now that his fines come after a review? He's not being fined because the penalty was called, but because the video shows that he's still leading with his head. What we think of the rule is irrelevant...it's the rule now.

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It's clear neither Steelers fans nor James Harrison are intelligent enough to understand this concept

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