Pinkerton Security
10-29-2008, 02:19 PM
Thank you all for coming on such short notice, and welcome to the Conrad Dobler Ballroom of the Canton (Ohio) Marriott. Since I know our time is limited today and most of you in the audience are known for both your violent temperaments and the ability to inflict great pain on a football field, I won't waste your time with a long introduction or explanation. Most of you can probably guess why you're here, anyway.
As we all know, last week, an era came to a close in the NFL when Patriots safety Rodney Harrison shredded his left calf muscle making an open-field tackle against the Broncos. The injury ended his season and quite possibly his stellar 15-year career. It also brought to a completion Harrison's long, nasty reign as the NFL's dirtiest player.
Since 2001, in fact, Harrison had compiled the second-most personal fouls (14) in the NFL, and in a recent survey of NFL coaches conducted by ESPN.com he was the overwhelming choice as the game's dirtiest dude (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=sando_mike&id=3439800). Why, it seems like only yesterday Harrison was getting suspended after using his patented helmet-to-helmet kill shot technique in an effort to permanently separate the NFL's all-time leading receiver, Jerry Rice, from his senses.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=fleming/081029
As we all know, last week, an era came to a close in the NFL when Patriots safety Rodney Harrison shredded his left calf muscle making an open-field tackle against the Broncos. The injury ended his season and quite possibly his stellar 15-year career. It also brought to a completion Harrison's long, nasty reign as the NFL's dirtiest player.
Since 2001, in fact, Harrison had compiled the second-most personal fouls (14) in the NFL, and in a recent survey of NFL coaches conducted by ESPN.com he was the overwhelming choice as the game's dirtiest dude (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=sando_mike&id=3439800). Why, it seems like only yesterday Harrison was getting suspended after using his patented helmet-to-helmet kill shot technique in an effort to permanently separate the NFL's all-time leading receiver, Jerry Rice, from his senses.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=fleming/081029