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In an effort to find out who’s the dirtiest player in the NFL, ESPN.com surveyed head coaches and asked them to name just one player who’s the dirtiest of them all.
Of the 17 coaches who supplied an answer, 11 of them chose Patriots safety Rodney Harrison.
The coaches answered anonymously and didn’t explain their answers, but this is obviously no surprise, as Harrison has a reputation for taking cheap shots.
However, ESPN.com’s Mike Sando reports that there’s one NFL player who has more personal foul penalties than Harrison over the last seven seasons: Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson, with 17. Wilson didn’t get a single vote for dirtiest player, and neither did Saints defensive end Will Smith, who is tied with Harrison for the second-most personal fouls (14) in the NFL since 2001.
Cowboys safety Roy Williams got two votes for league’s dirtiest player, and Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, Steelers receiver Hines Ward, Titans center Kevin Mawae and Bears center Olin Kreutz each got one.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Thats funny, Adrian Wilson is my second favorite safty behind Rodney Harrison. And I had no idea he lead the league in personal fouls.
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July 1st, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Hello? Wilfork???
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Rating: 2.8 / 5 with 10 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Another badge of honor for the Patriots. Anyone with a shred of decency would denounce Harrison, but Pats fans will prove once again that it doesn’t matter to them what you do as long as you win. Cheat? No problem. Dirty? No problem. Way to go Pats fans, make your children proud.
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Rating: 2.75 / 5 with 24 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I wish the NFL had an IN CAM view of the action. Im a Patriots fan and I just dont see what Harrison does that gets him the dirtiest player of the league.
Im not saying he isnt dirty, I just wish I could see the cheap shots. They would be great viewing
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Rating: 2.4 / 5 with 11 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Someone call Specter, Rodney’s win in this is survey is obviously cheating.
We, as the people of this Country demand accountability for this survey! Anonymous answers?? No way. Specter will get to the bottom of this cover up.
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Rating: 2.2 / 5 with 14 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 1:41 pm
We win again,BINGO
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July 1st, 2008 at 1:44 pm
A lot of people confuse dirty play with tough/hard-nosed play. I wouldn’t necessarily characterize all the players on this list as dirty.
Besides, the real dirtiest player in the NFL is Albert Haynesworth. I never saw Rodney try to make another man’s skull part of the field.
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Rating: 3.65 / 5 with 16 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 1:48 pm
It didn’t take a survey to know that Harrison is a scum bag on the field… I was happy to see Tyree’s catch over Harrison
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Rating: 3.7 / 5 with 15 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Wow. What a shocker.
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July 1st, 2008 at 1:49 pm
They are just jealous of the “All Mighty Patriots”.
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July 1st, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Stay classy Patriots*.
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July 1st, 2008 at 1:50 pm
How disappointing that John Runyan is not on the list. Being an eagles fan, I was always kinda proud to see his name on this list.
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Rating: 2.85 / 5 with 7 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Give Rodney a break.
None of us could tolerate all of that pent-up ‘roid rage either!
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Rating: 3.15 / 5 with 15 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Probably some anti-patriots bias in there as well. If they had a most overrated player poll, the anonymous voters would find a way to stick it to Tom Brady.
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Rating: 2.05 / 5 with 15 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Like coach, like player.
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Rating: 3.6 / 5 with 20 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
dirtiest player on the dirtiet team, who would of thunk it??
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July 1st, 2008 at 2:12 pm
“None of us could tolerate all of that pent-up ‘roid rage either!”
Hey, lay off the guy for having hemorrhoids.
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Rating: 4.1 / 5 with 9 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
like they’d call personal foul penalties on the Pats! No surprise there. Last years Pats defense was little more than diving at knees and sitting on 30 point leads.
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July 1st, 2008 at 2:21 pm
harrision is a piece of crap & it was awesome that Tyree caught that pass while harrison was covering him in the super bowl!!! access denied & rodney you are the blame!!! HARRISON, WHY DON’T YOU JUST RETIRE!!!
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Rating: 3.75 / 5 with 10 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 2:22 pm
He’s not even the dirtiest player on the Patriots. Vrabel, Mankins and Seymour are all dirtier than Harrison.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. This is football, not golf.
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July 1st, 2008 at 2:23 pm
I love stuff like this. Everyone knows they would take harrison on there team in a heartbeat.
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July 1st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
No comment on HGH?
How did a broke down Harrison get healthy once he landed in New England? Youth through Chemistry.
He’s dirty in a variety of ways. Biggest doper in the NFL with his self admitted multi-year HGH consumption.
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Rating: 4.2 / 5 with 10 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I’d still want him on my team. He’s tough and gets a bad rap for coming to plays late. I’d rather see an rare flag, than have guys pop up from missed tackles.
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Rating: 2.7 / 5 with 7 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Hey JetMan, how’s the past 40 years been for you? LOL
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Rating: 2 / 5 with 12 rating(s)
July 1st, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I think most of the coaches that voted for Harrison remember his days with the Chargers when his reputation as a dirty player was greater.
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Rating: 2.6 / 5 with 5 rating(s)