Rodney Harrison: Pot, this is Kettle

from today's Boston Globe:

Hard-hitting encouragement
Harrison vows return to Patriots
By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff | January 26, 2007

. . . "Even if it was a legal hit, he intentionally went at my knees," said Harrison, who was playing in his second game after returning from a fractured scapula that sidelined him for six contests. "He intentionally tried to hit me, going at my knees. I was nowhere near the ball, and until that's done to you, you don't really realize the significance of it. It's unfortunate he would take a shot like that."

At the time, linebacker Tedy Bruschi and other Patriots players didn't like the reaction from the Titans' sideline. Harrison is still upset, although not surprised. That's a very classless group of guys, starting with Kevin Mawae, who is definitely one of the dirtiest players I've ever dealt with. I remember when he took Richard Seymour out," Harrison said. "He intentionally tries to hurt people. A guy with that much talent, it's terrible that he has to do things like that, and it rubs off on other guys. It's disappointing because I don't think [coach Jeff] Fisher encourages that. I've played Tennessee before and it wasn't like that." . . .

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That last sentence directly contradicts what they said just after the game -- that Fisher gave some sign of encouragement (a wink or a grin?) when it happened. And what did Mawae have to do with it? I guess since they're no longer playing, he has nothing better to do.

 

I found Mawae's response on another board. I like the double entendre of the last sentence.

"Rodney Harrison 01/26/07 Interesting thing I saw on the web today...I have a tendacy to google my name from time to time (doesn't everybody?) and my name comes up in an article in the Boston newspaper. It seems that Rodney Harrison can't get over the fact that he got hurt in an NFL game...imagine that an injury occuring to a player who plays in this game. He cries about dirty players and techniques, naming me among the main guys...note to Rodney...I didn't hit you! Anyways, it's a shame that 4 weeks after a game his team won, all he can do is point fingers at someone else...Here's an idea, how about figuring out how you lost to the Colts! Oh by the way, I think Rodney has lost count of the number of personal foul penalties he has had over the years...me? 2 maybe 3 in my whole career....that's less than he gets in one season alone. Fines? He's gotten enough to pay for a small island in the Carribean...me? Twice in 13 years. Let's look at the real issue here...it's an attempt to deflect attention from himself and put it on someone else, after all isn't that the Patriot way? I wish Rodney the best in his recovery...he's a competitor and I'm sure we will see him up to his same old tactics next year."