Surgery, fewer workouts clearly hindering Steelers' Harrison
NFL.com
Published: Aug. 31, 2011 at 03:20 p.m. Updated: Aug. 31, 2011 at 04:36 p.m.
Back surgery and a lack of offseason workouts have accomplished what many NFL blockers recently haven't: slow down Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison.
Harrison has become noticeably fatigued during preseason games, and it's frustrating the two-time All-Pro and 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year while surprising teammates and coaches alike.
"He's not where he wants to be, he'll tell you that," Steelers linebackers coach Keith Butler told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "It's not where he usually is before a season. He's usually in better shape than anybody, but the back surgery slowed him down a little."
Harrison appeared tired during the Steelers' preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons last week, fellow linebacker James Farrior said.
"It's just from not playing enough football," Farrior said. "The only way we can get into football shape is to be out there playing. These preseason games, we only play so much. Until you start playing with the pads on and the helmet, it's completely different."
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