James Harrison was officially named AP Defensive Player of the Year yesterday. After reading his article on NFL.com, all I can say is many congratulations. The man ascended from small school (Kent State) undrafted obscurity to NFL stardom. He had his bumps in the road (cut 4 times!) but he just kept plugging away and doing his thing. And here he now is, the leader of the Steelers Defense. Now that's a beautiful story.
A few interesting facts I found about Harrison with some more research:
1. Kent State is also where another great Steelers 'backer, Jack Lambert went to school.
2. Harrison sacked Ben Roethlisberger 5 times in his final college game.
3. He once played for the Ravens for a little bit (weird).
4. Had Clark Haggans injury in 2005 not given Harrison a permanent spot on the team, Harrison was set to retire and become a vet. At age 26.
Mad Props to James Harrison, AP Defensive Player of the Year
