In the August issue of Men's Journal, Harrison calls the NFL commissioner a "crook," "devil" and "stupid," among other derogatory names. It's the same sort of stuff the Steelers linebacker has*been saying about Goodell since he became the poster child for the NFL's recent crackdown on dangerous hits.
So deep is Harrison's loathing that he says he'd ignore the tenets of fire prevention if he encountered an enflamed Goodell.
"If that man was on fire and I had to piss to put him out, I wouldn't do it," Harrison told Men's Journal. "I hate him and will never respect him."
Harrison has made idle threats before, like when he said he was going to retire after being levied a $75,000 fine because he no longer knew the rules of football. That charade lasted a few hours, so I'm nearly certain that Harrison would at least yell "stop, drop and roll" if he encountered Goodell on fire.
The 2008 AP defensive player of the year also called Goodell a "dictator" and a "puppet," two descriptions which should seemingly contradict each other. For his sake, I hope Goodell is more dictator than puppet because the materials made to create the latter would make it exponentially more flammable.
Another Harrison jab: "Why don't you quit and do something else, like start your own league in flag football?"
Silly James. Why would Goodell quit and start his own flag football league when he's worked so hard to turn the NFL into one? That's like if I said to Harrison "why don't you quit and go burn bridges somewhere else, like in your own flag football league." It would be insane to waste all the effort he's spent alienating executives, colleagues, media personalities and the president of the United States and simply start over.*Flame on!