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James Harrison: Steelers' Mike Tomlin Gave Me Envelope After Massaquoi Hit Fine

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison made some eyebrow-raising comments about how head coach Mike Tomlin handled the aftermath of the player's 2010 fine following a hit on Cleveland Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi.

Harrison was fined $75,000 for the concussion-inducing hit and addressed it during an appearance on Willie Colon's podcast, Going Deep (h/t Pete Smith of Sports Illustrated).

"Dude, I'm telling you, 75?" he said. "And I ain't gonna lie to you, when that happened, right? the G-est thing Mike Tomlin ever did, he handed me an envelope after that.