When he played, former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison was one of the fiercest, most angry players on the field. And his off-the-field exploits in the weight room were just as legendary. There have been few players as strong as him before him or after.
This type of strength drew lots of eyes, especially from the NFL and their drug testing team. During Harrison’s career, he was tested many times, often in back-to-back weeks or right after a huge game or viral Instagram video came out, and he passed them all.
But this didn’t stop former NFL players Taylor Lewan and Will Compton to speculate that Harrison did take steroids during his NFL career. The two went on the Spittin Chicklets Podcast and when the hosts asked them who they thought took PEDs and we had to share how Lewan described Harrison
“Who’s that black guy that lives in Arizona that used to play for the Steelers,” Lewan asked. “James Harrison bro, that guy is just a rolling ball of butcher knives.”
That’s a pretty accurate characterization of how Harrison played. But humor aside, the questions will always be out there about Harrison and whether he used PEDs and just found his way around the tests. I won’t say if Harrison did or didn’t but it’s pretty remarkable to think that he was able to pass every test if he was.
