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2011-07-16 16:09:09
"I really do the review my teammates when I talked about emotional super bowl of losses, but a few words and heavy use campaigns were pulled out yesterday of a long conversation with the context was lost," harrison said in his statement. "Obviously, I never said, this is the fault of the or rashard, we lost the super bowl. The same is ridiculous. Two this and rashard is a great player and a great teammate."
Pittsburgh linebacker apologized Thursday for using an anti-gay slur to refer to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an interview with "Men's Journal," and says his critical statements about teammates were taken out of context.
Harrison posted a statement on his Twitter account, with the message: "This statement will be my only response to the Men's Journal article."
In the article, the Steelers' star criticized Pittsburgh quarterback and running back for their play in last season's loss to .
Harrison called Mendenhall a "fumble machine" for his fourth-quarter turnover and said Roethlisberger needed to "stop trying to act like Peyton Manning."
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Harrison's harshest words in
the article were aimed at Goodell, whom he called a "crook" and a
"devil." He also said in the article of Goodell, "I hate him and
will never respect him."
Harrison did not mention those insults, but did say the anti-gay slur directed at the commissioner "was not intended to be derogatory against gay people in any way. It was careless use of a slang word and I apologize to all who were offended by the remark. I am not a homophobic bigot, and I would never advocate intolerance of gay people."
Harrison is one of the most outspoken criticism of government crackdown last season in the NFL illegal hits. He also heavily fined by the commissioner of the shooting. Provide illegal 2008 ap defensive player of the year is $100000 for illegal hits the dock last season.
