James Harrison was a great Pittsburgh Steeler, in many ways. However, assuming the stories coming out after his release are true, he was not a great teammate this season.
The Steelers are sharing all their Harrison stories now that he has been released and ended up with the New England Patriots. Center Maurkice Pouncey got the ball rolling with an eye-opening interview Wednesday in which he said the Steelers didn’t want to cut Harrison, but he forced his way out. And he really went out of his way to get himself cut.
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported, according to a source, players “witnessed Harrison sleeping in a recliner during position meetings and snoring loudly while outside linebackers coach Joey Porter tried to teach.