Idzequitch wrote:The strained relationship between the Steelers and ex-LB James Harrison just got a whole lot more interesting.
Harrison claims that HC Mike Tomlin handed him an envelope after he was fined $75k for a hit on Browns WR Mohamed Massaquoi in 2010 (Source).
Predictably, Art Rooney II denied the allegation and said there was no basis for believing the claim.
Less predictably and perhaps more interestingly, Harrison's longtime agent Bill Parise says it "never happened" and "I would have known that."
Harrison's beef with the Steelers and Tomlin is well known, but Tomlin has also been shady at points in his career and I wouldn't put a stunt like this past him. I think it's Parise that tips the scales for me and leads me to believe Harrison is making things up. Regardless, it's an embarrassing development for a franchise that's already been drowning in drama for the past couple of years.
You’d think losing 3 games in a row at the end of the season, and losing what should have been indisputable playoff status, would have been a wake-up call for them to stop the nonsense.