Pittsburgh Steelers Player James Harrison Gives Us A WTF Moment

James Harrison, a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, had this to say about his turning down a visit to the White House to be honored for winning the Super Bowl. This is a long-standing tradition for teams to be honored by the president of the United States at the White House. Why should tradition or this team function mean anything to James Harrison when he can put the spotlight on himself (and place his interests above that of the team) by refusing to participate in this team function.

Said Harrison to WTAE, a local Pittsburgh television network:

This is how I feel – if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don’t win the Super Bowl. As far as I’m concerned, [Obama] would’ve invited Arizona if they had won.

If that is true then maybe these are true too:

1. James Harrison would never participate in the Pro Bowl because the Pro Bowl only invites you when you have a great season. The Pro Bowl obviously should invite players when they have bad seasons, too.
2. James Harrison would never accept a long-term contract since long-term contracts generally are only given out to very good players. Teams should also give long-term contracts to players who are not very good, too.
3. James Harrison would not accept a large signing bonus since you would not give out large signing bonuses to players unless they were very, very good. Obviously, teams should give large signing bonuses to players who are not good, too.
4. James Harrison would have refused to be drafted since teams only draft players who they feel can help their franchise. Why draft the good players when you can draft the bad players?
5. James Harrison would not have accepted a college athletic scholarship since they only award those to people who have a demonstrated history of success and the potential for more success down the line. They don’t give scholarships to players who are no good … so, what’s fair is fair.
6. James Harrison will not hold the Super Bowl trophy since that is only awarded to the winning team.
7. James Harrison will not participate in the victory parade and rally since only the winning team holds a victory parade.
8. James Harrison will not accept a Super Bowl ring since only the winning team gets Super Bowl rings and the losing team doesn’t.

It was dumb when he declined to meet with George W. Bush and it is dumb today. Sadly, this guy has learned nothing since the first time he made this same idiotic decision.

Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/18/james-harrison-snubs-obam_n_204865.html