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ROSTER
92 JAMES HARRISON
PRO
(75-39/8-4): Signed a five year contract during the 2009
offseason to keep him with the team through the 2014 season...earned NFL’s
Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2008 after breaking the team’s
single-season sack record with 16 sacks...selected as a Pro Bowl starter for the
second straight year in 2008 and was named team MVP...returned an interception
100 yards in Super Bowl XLIII, the longest play in Super Bowl history...a tough,
hard- hitting linebacker who re-joined the team just prior to training camp in
2004 after a year’s absence when Clark Haggans broke his hand...earned the
starting outside linebacker job in 2007 and had a breakout year in which he was
named team MVP, co-special teams captain and earned his first Pro Bowl honor
(starter)...originally joined the team as a rookie free agent in 2002... spent
time on the Steelers’ practice squad...signed a four-year contract the 2006
offseason. 2008 (15-15/3-3): Started 15
regular-season games at OLB...missed the regular-season finale against the
Browns due to a hip injury, snapping his streak of 32 consecutive starts...named
AP Defensive Player of the Year, Pro Football Weekly Defensive Player of
the Year and GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Year...AP first-team
All-Pro...PFW/PFWA All-NFL...PFW/ PFWA All-AFC...The Sporting News
All-Pro...Sports Illustrated All-Pro...NFL Alumni Linebacker of the
Year...AFC Pro Bowl starter for the second consecutive season... named AFC
Defensive Player of the Week in Week 11 after recording five tackles (two solo),
one sack, one interception, one pass defense, one forced fumble against the
Chargers...named GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for his performances
Week 11 against San Diego and Week 13 at New England...finished third on the
team with a career-high 100 tackles (68 solo)...established a franchise record
with 16 sacks...set a career high with seven forced fumbles...recorded a
career-high 11 tackles (eight solo) on November 9 against the Colts...started
all three postseason games...finished with 13 postseason tackles (10 solo), one
sack and one pass defense...his 100-yard interception return for a touchdown on
the final play of the first half of Super Bowl XLIII was the longest play in
Super Bowl history...was also the longest play in Steelers’ postseason
history...9/7 vs. Houston: Played in his 24th consecutive game
and made his 18th consecutive start at OLB...led the team with 10 tackles (seven
solo) and three sacks for losses of 20 yards...forced a fumble in the fourth
quarter which was recovered by LaMarr Woodley and led to a FG that put the
Steelers up 38-10...had one solo tackle on special teams...9/14 at
Cleveland: Started his 19th consecutive game at OLB...finished with
four solo tackles and three QB pressures...had three tackles (one solo) on
special teams...9/21 at Philadelphia: Started his 20th
consecutive game at OLB...finished with five tackles (four solo) and tied
Woodley for the team lead with three QB pressures...9/29 vs. Baltimore:
Started his 21st consecutive game at OLB...led the team with eight solo
tackles, 2.5 sacks and two quarterback pressures...forced a Joe Flacco fumble in
the third quarter which was recovered by Woodley for a touchdown... had one solo
tackle on special teams...10/5 at Jacksonville:
Started his 22nd consecutive game at OLB...finished with four solo
tackles, including a key six-yard sack and forced fumble of David Garrard on the
Jaguars’ final possession...key contributor in limiting the Jaguars to only 213
total yards of offense on 54 plays (3.9 avg.)...10/19 at Cincinnati:
Made his 23rd consecutive start at OLB...finished second (tied) on the
team with eight tackles (six solo)...recorded two sacks on Ryan Fitzpatrick to
give him 8.5 for the season, tying his career high established in 2007...led the
team with five QB pressures and added one pass defense...10/26 vs. New
York Giants: Made his 24th consecutive start at OLB...had
two assisted tackles... led the team with a season-high seven QB pressures...
handled the team’s long-snapping duties after Greg Warren left the game with a
knee injury...had two solo tackles on special teams...11/3 at
Washington: Made his 25th consecutive start at OLB...finished with nine
tackles (five solo)...had 1.5 sacks, giving him 10 for the season, a new career
high...had two solo tackles on special teams...11/9 vs. Indianapolis:
Made his 26th consecutive start at OLB...finished with a seasonhigh 11
tackles (eight solo)...surpassed 200 tackles for his career (204)...had one sack
and five QB pressures...recorded
one solo tackle on special teams...11/16 vs. San Diego: Played
in his 70th career game...finished with five tackles (two
solo)...his second quarter sack of Philip Rivers forced a
fumble in the end zone that resulted in a safety...notched his
first interception at the end of the first half and returned it
33 yards...had one pass defense...had three QB
pressures...11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Made his 35th career start at
OLB... finished with five tackles (four solo)...11/30
at New England: Made his 29th consecutive start at
OLB...finished with eight tackles (six solo)...recorded two sacks
to extend his team-leading total to 14...forced two fumbles, his fifth
and sixth of the season...recorded one solo tackle on special
teams...12/7 vs. Dallas: Made his 30th
consecutive start at OLB...finished with seven tackles (six
solo), one sack, two QB pressures and one forced fumble...his
sack gave him 15 for the season, tying him with Mike
Merriweather for the most in a single season in franchise
history...his forced fumble on that same play gave him seven
for the season, breaking his career high of six set last
season...had one solo tackle on special teams...12/14
at Baltimore: Made his 31st consecutive start at
OLB...finished with seven tackles (one solo) and had three QB
pressures...12/21 at Tennessee: Played in his
75th career game and made his 32nd consecutive start at
OLB...finished with seven tackles (three solo), which gave him 100 tackles in a
season for the first time in his career...had one QB pressure...his sack of
Kerry Collins in the third quarter gave him 16 for the season, breaking the
team’s single- season record previously shared with Mike Merriweather...
12/28 vs. Cleveland: Was inactive due to a hip injury, ending
his streak of 32 consecutive starts...AFC Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San
Diego: Made his second consecutive postseason start at OLB... finished
with three tackles (two solo) and had one QB pressure...recorded a sack in the
fourth quarter, giving him 2.5 in his postseason career...AFC
Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Made his third
consecutive postseason start at OLB...finished with six tackles (five solo) and
had three QB pressures...Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs.
Arizona: Made his fourth consecutive postseason start
at OLB...finished with four tackles (three solo), one pass defense and two QB
pressures... recorded a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown on the
final play of the first half, the longest play in Super Bowl history...was his
first career postseason interception and touchdown.
2007 (16-16/1-1): Started all 16 games
and the playoff loss to Jacksonville at ROLB in first season as a starter…named
2008 Team MVP…was GMC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 9 when he had eight
tackles, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, one interception and a fumble recovery
against Baltimore…was AFC Defensive Player of the Month for November…named
Associated Press All-Pro Second-Team…voted a starter for the AFC in the Pro
Bowl, his first career appearance…finished fourth on the team with 80 tackles
and led the team with 8.5 sacks and six forced fumbles, all career-highs…also
added two fumble recoveries and an interception…tied for second on team with 12
special teams tackles…forced one fumble on special teams…recorded eight tackles,
1.5 sacks and three pass defenses in the playoff loss against Jacksonville...his
1.5 sacks were his first career postseason sacks...9/9 at Cleveland:
Started at ROLB and tied for the most tackles in the game with seven
solo tackles…tallied one-half sack for a loss of five yards…had one quarterback
pressure...9/16 vs. Buffalo: Started his third consecutive game
at ROLB and had one sack for a loss of seven yards while logging only 16 snaps
before leaving the game due to injury…also had two special teams tackles (one
solo)...9/23 vs. San Francisco: Started his fourth consecutive
game at ROLB…had four solo tackles and added two more on special teams…part of a
defensive unit that held Frank Gore to 39 rushing yards...9/30 at
Arizona: Started at ROLB and logged 63 snaps…registered three tackles
(two solo) including a half sack for a loss of four yards…also had one
quarterback pressure…saw action on special teams and managed one solo
tackle...10/7 vs. Seattle: Made his sixth consecutive start at
ROLB and was in on 42 defensive snaps…tallied six tackles (five solo)…part of a
defensive unit that allowed only 144 total yards, 38 rushing yards, 106 passing
yards and only eight first downs…also registered one special teams
tackle...10/21 at Denver: Started at ROLB and played in his
50th career game…saw action on 53 defensive plays…racked up a total
of eight tackles (seven solo)…also registered his third sack of the season for a
loss of three yards…part of a defensive unit that allowed Denver running backs
to gain only 54 rushing yards...10/28 at Cincinnati: Started at
ROLB and saw action on 49 defensive plays…racked up seven tackles (five
solo)…also caused and recovered a fumble on Kenny Watson, which ended any
chances of a Cincinnati comeback late in the fourth quarter…11/5 vs.
Baltimore: Made his 15th consecutive start at ROLB…paced the
team in tackles with nine (eight solo) including three and a half sacks for a
loss of 25.5 yards…forced three fumbles (one on special teams) and one fumble
recovery …posted his first interception of the season and the second of his
career and returned it for 20 yards…part of a defensive unit that allowed the
Ravens only 104 total yards, with 64 coming on the ground and 40 yards by
air…the Baltimore offense managed only five first downs all night…11/11
vs. Cleveland: Started in his 10th consecutive game at
ROLB…saw action on 55 defensive snaps…racked up four tackles (three
solo)…recorded one quarterback pressure and two caused fumbles…part of a
defensive unit that allowed only 163 total yards, including 40 rushing and 123
passing yards…also added two solo special teams tackles...11/18 at N.Y.
Jets: Made his 11th consecutive start at ROLB and saw action
on 73 defensive snaps…tallied four solo tackles, including one sack on Kellen
Clemens for a loss of nine yards…added three quarterback hits…also managed to
rack up two special teams tackles (one solo)…11/26 vs. Miami:
Started at ROLB, while starting in his 55th career
game…recorded two solo tackles…added one sack on Dolphins QB John Beck in the
fourth quarter for a loss of five yards…part of a defense that gave up only 159
total yards, including 49 rushing, 110 passing and only nine first
downs...12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Made his 20th career
start at ROLB…was in on 70 defensive plays and also played special
teams…finished the game with four tackles (three solo) and one pressure on
Bengals’ quarterback Carson Palmer...12/9 at New England:
Played in his 20th consecutive game, while starting at
ROLB…logged 57 defensive snaps and finished the game with four tackles (three
solo) and one pressure on Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady...12/16 vs.
Jacksonville: Made his 15th consecutive start at
ROLB…totaled seven tackles (five solo) with one hit on Jaguars’ quarterback
David Garrard…also had one solo special teams tackle...12/20 at St.
Louis: Made his 23rd career start at ROLB…saw action on 50
defensive plays and finished with three tackles (two solo) and one pass
defensed...12/30 at Baltimore: Made his 17th
consecutive start at ROLB…finished with seven tackles (six solo)...AFC
WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Registered his fifth consecutive
playoff appearance and his first playoff start at ROLB…tallied eight tackles
(four solo)…registered his first career postseason sack for a loss of five
yards…added a half-sack in the fourth
quarter. 2006
(11-1): Made his
lone start of the season in the season finale in place of the injured Clark
Haggans…finished the season with eight tackles on defense and 15 special teams
tackles…9/7 vs. Miami: Logged three
defensive snaps and registered two quarterback hurries/pressures…recorded one
solo special teams tackle…9/18 at
Jacksonville: Recorded a game-high four special teams tackles…played three
snaps on defense…9/24 vs.
Cincinnati: Saw action on special teams…led the team with two solo special
teams tackles…10/8 at San Diego: Saw
action on special teams before suffering a high ankle sprain and did not
return…10/15 vs. Kansas City: Was
inactive with an ankle injury…10/22 at
Atlanta: Was inactive due to ankle injury…10/29 at Oakland: Was inactive due to
ankle injury…11/5 vs. Denver: Was
inactive…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Was
inactive…11/19 at Cleveland: Was
active for the first time since his ankle injury…logged three defensive snaps
and played special teams…11/26 at
Baltimore: Registered one defensive snap…collected two special teams tackles
(one solo)…12/3 vs. Tampa Bay:
Recorded two tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hurry/pressure…added two
special teams tackles (one solo)…12/7
vs. Cleveland: Saw action on special teams and had a game-high three solo
special teams tackles…12/17 at
Carolina: Logged 13 defensive snaps…collected one tackle and one quarterback
hurry/pressure…added one solo special teams tackle…blocked a punt in the second
quarter that led to a Steelers touchdown and a 17-0 lead, the first punt block
for the team since 2002…12/24 vs.
Baltimore: Collected two tackles…12/31 at Cincinnati: Started at ROLB
for the injured Clark Haggans…logged 55 snaps and recorded three solo
tackles…added one quarterback hurry/pressure. 2005
(16-3/2-0):
Played in all 16 games and two of the four postseason games…made three
starts during the regular season when Clark Haggans was sidelined with an
injury…missed the AFC Divisional Playoff Game and the AFC Championship Game with
an ankle injury…finished the season with a career-high 21 solo defensive
tackles…posted three sacks on the year and also had his first career
interception (Week 5 at San Diego)…9/11
vs. Tennessee:
Played 18 defensive snaps…recorded two solo tackles…9/18
at Houston: Played three defensive snaps and recorded his first sack of
the season…led team with three solo special teams tackles…9/25
vs. New England: Logged only
three defensive snaps but registered a sack for a loss of eight yards…also had a
special teams tackle…10/10 at San Diego: Started at LOLB
in place of injured starter Clark Haggans…intercepted first career pass off of
Drew Brees and returned it 25 yards…took 61 snaps and registered six defensive
tackles (four solo), including three stops for loss and defensed one pass…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Started for the second consecutive
game at LOLB…played 74 snaps and finished with seven tackles (six solo)…had a
sack for seven yards and two quarterback hurries/pressures…10/23 at Cincinnati: Started third straight game at LOLB
for the injured Clark Haggans…recorded five tackles (three solo) and one tackle
for a loss…also added a quarterback hurry/pressure and a pass defense while
logging 57 snaps…10/31 vs. Baltimore: Saw action as backup OLB with the
return of Clark Haggans…logged 25 snaps and finished with two solo tackles and a
tackle for a loss…11/6 at Green Bay: Recorded one solo tackle on 20 snaps
and added a solo special teams tackle…11/13 vs. Cleveland: Recorded two tackles (one solo) in 17
plays at LB…played on special teams and recorded three tackles (one solo)…11/20 at Baltimore: Recorded two tackles on 14 plays…added
three special teams tackles (two solo)…11/28 at Indianapolis: Saw action as
a reserve linebacker and on special teams…logged two snaps…12/4
vs. Cincinnati: Played on
special teams and recorded one special teams tackle…12/11 vs. Chicago: Played on special teams and recorded
two special teams tackles (one solo)…12/18 at Minnesota: Recorded one assisted tackle for a
loss of one yard on his only snap on defense...on that play he stopped Ciatrick
Fason on a third-and-one to hold the Vikings to a field goal…played on special
teams…12/24 at Cleveland: Logged 17 plays…recorded four special
teams tackles (two solo)…deflect a Kyle Richardson punt that traveled eight
yards…made highlights when he slammed a fan to the ground for trespassing onto
the field…1/1 vs. Detroit: Logged one
defensive snap…played on special teams but did not record a tackle…AFC
Wild Card Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Played on special teams…made one
assisted tackle on special team…injured right ankle in the first quarter while
making tackle and did not return…AFC Divisional Game 1/15 at
Indianapolis: Did not play
due to ankle injury…AFC Championship Game 1/22 at
Denver: Did not play due to ankle injury…Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Led the special teams with three
tackles (two solo). 2004
(16-4/2-0):
Saw action in all 16 games, starting four…had his first career TD on a fumble
return at Buffalo (Week 17)…finished the season with a career-high 25 special
teams tackles…9/12 vs.
Oakland: Tied
Sean Morey for team honors with three special teams tackles (two solo)...9/19 at Baltimore: Had three special teams
tackles...9/26 at Miami: Was credited with two
special teams assists...10/3 vs.
Cincinnati: Was
credited with two special teams assists...10/10 vs. Cleveland: Registered one special teams
assist...10/17 at Dallas: Finished with two special
teams tackles (one solo)...10/31 vs.
New England: Registered
one solo special teams tackle...11/7
vs. Philadelphia:
Was credited with one special teams assist...11/14 at Cleveland: Performed superbly when he was
thrust into his first career start when Joey Porter was ejected prior to the
game because of a pre-game brawl…registered his first quarterback sack…finished
with six total tackles (five solo)…also was credited with a quarterback
hurry/pressure and a pass defense…played 50 defensive snaps...11/21 at Cincinnati: Registered two special teams
tackles (one solo)...11/28 vs.
Washington: Had
a big day on special teams, registering a team-high six special teams tackles
(five solo)...12/5 at
Jacksonville: Had one
special teams assist…played one defensive snap...12/12 vs. N.Y. Jets: Produced another solid performance
filling in for injured Clark Haggans…finished with six total tackles (four
solo)…also was credited with one solo special teams tackle...12/18 at N.Y. Giants: Made his second career start for
Haggans…finished with five total tackles (two solo)..also was credited with one
pass defensed…played 41 defensive snaps...12/26 vs. Baltimore: Had another strong game in
place of the injured Haggans…finished with five total tackles (four solo)…also
was credited with four quarterback hurries/pressures and two passes
defensed…logged 53 defensive plays...1/2 at Buffalo: Scored his first career TD
on a sack and forced fumble by Ricardo Colclough that he retrieved in midair and
raced 18 yards for a score…also recorded three total tackles—all solo...logged
48 defensive plays...AFC Divisional
Playoff Game 1/15 vs. N.Y. Jets: Led the team with three
special teams tackles...AFC Championship Game 1/23/05 vs. New England: Was credited with two
special teams tackles (one solo). 2003
(0-0):
Made
final roster but was released two days later (9/13)...was signed to practice
squad (9/17) but was eventually released (10/7) and did not play for the
remainder of the season. 2002
(1-0/0-0):
Originally
joined team as a rookie free agent…was released Sept. 1 and then re-signed to
the practice squad Sept. 3…was activated to roster Dec. 17 when running back
Verron Haynes was placed on the reserve/injured list…dressed in the final
regular-season game and played special teams...was inactive for both postseason
games. COLLEGE:
Was named the team's Outstanding Defensive Player in 2000 and 2001. 2000: Was an All-MAC First Team
selection at outside linebacker…finished third in the league's Defensive Player
of the Year balloting…registered 98 tackles (72 solo), three interceptions, five
passes defensed, forced three fumbles and recovered one fumble…led the MAC with
15 quarterback sacks and ranked second in the conference with 20 tackles for
losses. 2000: Led team with 106
tackles (65 solo) and 13 tackles for a loss. 1999: Moved into the starting lineup for the
final three games…finished fifth on the team with 67 tackles (42 solo)…led team
with eight tackles for a loss...majored in general studies.
PERSONAL:
Attended
Coventry High School in Akron, Ohio...is the son of Mildred and James Sr....Full
name: James Harrison, Jr. |
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