UPDATE:Harrison having appeal hearing with Cottrell

Harrison having appeal hearing with Cottrell
Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:46 pm | Updated: 3:01 pm, Wed Dec 14, 2011.
Associated Press


Steelers linebacker James Harrison is having his appeal hearing on his one-game suspension.

The hearing, via video conference call Wednesday, is being conducted by Ted Cottrell, who was hired by the league and the NFL Players Association to oversee such appeals. No decision is expected until Thursday at the earliest.

Harrison was suspended Tuesday for Pittsburgh's game next Monday night at San Francisco because of his helmet-to-helmet hit on Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy, who suffered a concussion. That hit came in Pittsburgh's 14-3 win on Dec. 8.


(Read More:) http://www.timesonline.com/sports/steelers/harrison-having-appeal-hearing-with-cottrell/article_faf172b2-07a4-5094-a043-bf9fa2cc996f.html

I can only hope that Cottrell has the ability to see the game as it's played and not as it's being dictated to be played.

We can either have football or flag football.

I choose FOOTBALL!

This is getting ridiculous.



Harrison should be suspended for the rest of the season

JonM229 wrote:

This is getting ridiculous.



Harrison should be suspended for the rest of the season

And Ray Lewis should be in jail for murder.

there is no way the ruling will be overturned........no way

vasteeler wrote:

there is no way the ruling will be overturned........no way

I'm not so sure about that. The fact that the guy presiding over the appeal is a former middle linebacker and defensive coordinator bodes well for Harrison.

supytalpeht wrote:

vasteeler wrote:

there is no way the ruling will be overturned........no way

I'm not so sure about that. The fact that the guy presiding over the appeal is a former middle linebacker and defensive coordinator bodes well for Harrison.

Yeah, but he's still a paid employee of the league isn't he? If he's independent of the league it's possible, but highly unlikely.

Buddha Bus wrote:

supytalpeht wrote:

vasteeler wrote:

there is no way the ruling will be overturned........no way

I'm not so sure about that. The fact that the guy presiding over the appeal is a former middle linebacker and defensive coordinator bodes well for Harrison.

Yeah, but he's still a paid employee of the league isn't he? If he's independent of the league it's possible, but highly unlikely.

The article says he was "hired by the league and the NFL Players Assoc." so I'm not sure who is employer would be.

supytalpeht wrote:

Buddha Bus wrote:

supytalpeht wrote:

vasteeler wrote:

there is no way the ruling will be overturned........no way

I'm not so sure about that. The fact that the guy presiding over the appeal is a former middle linebacker and defensive coordinator bodes well for Harrison.

Yeah, but he's still a paid employee of the league isn't he? If he's independent of the league it's possible, but highly unlikely.

The article says he was "hired by the league and the NFL Players Assoc." so I'm not sure who is employer would be.

Oops! I guess I should have read it more thoroughly.

JonM229 wrote:

This is getting ridiculous.



Harrison should be suspended for the rest of the season

dumb ass

JonM229 wrote:

This is getting ridiculous.



Harrison should be suspended for the rest of the season

said the guy with a pic of a guy that looks like a gay pornstar.

effyou515 wrote:

JonM229 wrote:

This is getting ridiculous.



Harrison should be suspended for the rest of the season

said the guy with a pic of a guy that looks like a gay pornstar.

ZING!

Just announced on NFL Network that the suspension was upheld. Shocker.

James Harrison’s suspension stands
Posted by Mike Florio on December 16, 2011, 10:49 AM EST


Steelers linebacker James Harrison appealed his one-game suspension to a former NFL linebacker and defensive coordinator, Ted Cottrell.

But even though Cottrell, like Art Shell, is jointly appointed and paid by the league and the NFLPA, Cottrell agreed with the decision that the time has come to suspend Harrison for a game. As a result, he won’t play Monday night against the 49ers.

The outcome isn’t about whether the hit on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy merits a suspension standing alone. It’s an issue of progressive discipline. Based on his history of fines and the apparent unwillingness to change his behavior, the time had come to increase the punishment in the hopes of sending the message.


(Read More:) http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/16/james-harrisons-suspension-stands/

stlrtruck wrote:

JonM229 wrote:

This is getting ridiculous.



Harrison should be suspended for the rest of the season

And Ray Lewis should be in jail for murder.

AMEN!!!

fer69 wrote:

JonM229 wrote:

This is getting ridiculous.



Harrison should be suspended for the rest of the season

dumb ass

Baltimoron.