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Sean Payton: I'd Be 'Shocked' If NFL Investigates James Harrison's Tomlin Claim

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison said on Willie Colon's Going Deep podcast that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin "handed me an envelope" after he was fined $75,000 for a hit on then-Cleveland Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi in 2010.

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton "would be shocked" if the NFL investigated Tomlin:

"Dude, I'm telling you...75?" Harrison told his former teammate earlier Thursday (h/t Sports Illustrated's Pete Smith). "And I ain't gonna lie to you, when that happened, right?