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James Harrison using 'painful as hell' dry needles to prolong career with Steelers

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  • Jeremy Fowler, ESPN Senior NFL Writer Close
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    • Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com
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PITTSBURGH -- When tough guy James Harrison calls the pain "hooooorible," it better be good.

The 37-year-old Steelers linebacker has a go-to method of muscle recovery called dry needling, which Harrison describes as a "deeper form of acupuncture.