James Harrison (American football player)
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Position (s): Linebacker |
Jersey numbers: 93, 92 |
| born on May 4, 1978 in Akron , Ohio | |
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| Active : 2002 - 2017 | |
| Undrafted in 2002 | |
| College : Kent State | |
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| Tackles | 793 |
| Sacks | 84.5 |
| Interceptions | 8th |
| Forced fumbles | 34 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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James Andrew Harrison Jr. (* 4. May 1978 in Akron , Ohio ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the linebackers . He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL). He announced his retirement in August 2014, but signed a new contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers a few weeks later. He has been playing for the New England Patriots since December 2017 . In April 2018 he announced his final career end.
Early years
Born in Akron, the youngest of 14 children of James Sr. and Mildred Harrison, James Harrison played first for Archbishop Hoban High School and then for Coventry High School in the position of running back and linebacker . His mother was against him playing American football . His favorite team at the time were the Cleveland Browns , who played in Cleveland , just 40 miles away.
College football
Harrison then attended Kent State University , where he played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes . As a junior in 2000 , he became a regular player with 106 tackles , 13 of which resulted in a loss of space. He also had one interception and three captured Fumble . In 2001 he was accepted into the All- MAC selection with 98 tackles and 15 sacks and was honored for this by Kent State University.
Professional career
In 2002 he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted player. There he was initially only used sporadically and was released after the 2003 season . At the end of 2003 he was signed by the Baltimore Ravens and sent to Rhein Fire in the NFL Europe , where he was also released. After being laid off several times, he contemplated retiring from his professional career at the age of just 26. Shortly thereafter, he was signed again by Pittsburgh due to an injury-related absence.
Back with the Steelers, he made it in 2004 as a player for special teams and as a linebacker in their squad and won the Super Bowl ( Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII ) in 2006 and 2009 .
On February 1, 2009, he was the first and so far only player in the history of the Super Bowl to succeed in an interception- return touchdown over the entire length of 100 yards . He was also named NFL Defensive Player of the Year 2008.
After Harrison and the Steelers failed to agree on a pay cut in 2012, the Steelers fired him and he moved to the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2013 season on April 23, 2013 . There he was released on March 30, 2014 after just one season.
After failing to agree on a contract with the Arizona Cardinals , which he visited in August 2014, he announced on August 30, 2014 that he would be retiring from active sports. Because of his solidarity and his services to Pittsburgh, the Steelers announced that they would sign Harrison again for a day, so that he could officially end his career as a Steeler on September 5, 2014. After the Steelers lost two linebackers to injury, Harrison returned to the team just weeks after his resignation.
Harrison was released into the Free Agency by the Steelers on December 23, 2017 . Three days later, the linebacker signed a one-year contract with the New England Patriots . After losing Super Bowl LII , he announced his final career end on April 16, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Harrison rejoins the Pittsburgh Steelers. In: NFL.com. September 22, 2014, accessed April 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Patriots Sign Veteran LB James Harrison; Release LB Trevor Reilly. (No longer available online.) In: patriots.com. December 26, 2017, archived from the original on December 28, 2017 ; accessed on December 29, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ James Harrison calls time on his NFL career. In: Vavel.com. April 16, 2018, accessed April 27, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Harrison, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harrison, James Andrew Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4th 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akron , Ohio |