James Harrison Speaks Out: Steelers Weren't Honest About Playing Time
So to set the record straight on his own terms, Harrison released a long statement via Instagram on Friday in which he explained why he requested his release from the Steelers.
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So to set the record straight on his own terms, Harrison released a long statement via Instagram on Friday in which he explained why he requested his release from the Steelers.
Harrison said the Steelers simply never gave him the playing time that they promised this season.
Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey said that Harrison had an active role in getting himself released by the Steelers.
Tom Brady and James Harrison are kindred spirits, in a sense. Both have been in the crosshairs of Roger Goodell.
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Well. That was some football game, eh?
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A group of World War II veterans traveled overseas from Boston to see their old battlegrounds.
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The prosecution rested its case Wednesday in Brian Walshe's Massachusetts murder trial.
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A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
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Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
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Ocean Spray is looking into videos that claim to show its cranberry sauce cans full of water instead of jelly.
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