James Harrison (American football)

  • Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII)
  • 3x Pro Bowl selection ( 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • 2x All-Pro selection ( 2007, 2008 )
  • AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2008)

James Harrison ( born May 4, 1978 in Akron, Ohio) is an American professional American football player, in the position of linebackers. He plays for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League ( NFL).

Career

James Harrison played for the Coventry High School and then college football for Kent State University until he was taken in 2002 by the Pittsburgh Steelers as ungedrafteter players under contract. He was initially used only sporadically and released after the 2003 season. In 2004 he was taken by the Baltimore Ravens signed and sent to the Rhein Fire in NFL Europe, but then released.

Again, taken from the Steelers under contract, he managed in 2004 then in their squad and won with the Steelers in 2006 and 2009, the Super Bowl (Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII).

He succeeded on 1 February 2009 as the first player in the history of the Super Bowl an interception return touchdown over the entire field length of 100 yards. In addition, he was elected to the NFL Defensive Player of the Year 2008.

For the 2013 season he moved to the Cincinnati Bengals.

  • Football player (United States)
  • Born in 1978
  • Man
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