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James Harrison Saw T.J. Watt’s Future On Left Side As Rookie, Wanted To Play Opposite Him: ‘I Tried To Do That’

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ best 3-4 outside linebacker in team history is—debatable, perhaps. Many will say that it’s unquestionably T.J. Watt, and there’s an excellent argument for that. Others will still contend that it was James Harrison, who had a dominant albeit relatively short run as one of the best players in the game.

Both have the claim to fame of being a Defensive Player of the Year Award winner. And they were teammates—somewhat briefly. But if Harrison had his way, they would have been lining up across from one another, and not just for self-motivated reasons.