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James Harrison's Agent: Tomlin Giving Ex-Steelers LB Envelope 'Never Happened'

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James Harrison said on Barstool Sports' Going Deep podcast this week that Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin handed him an envelope after his hit on Mohamed Massaquoi in 2010 gave the Cleveland Browns receiver a concussion and resulted in Harrison receiving a $75,000 fine from the NFL.

On Thursday, however, Harrison's agent denied it ever happened.

"Absolutely not. Never happened," Bill Parise told Joe Rutter of the Tribune-Review. "I would have known that. It didn't happen.