Steeler's LB James Harrison body slams Cleveland Browns fan, VIDEO! (+ Bengals, Eagles fan video)

WTAE TV Channel 4 ^ | Monday December 26th, 2005 | Pittsburgh Channel

[ajolympian2004]

Steeler's LB James Harrison body slams Cleveland Browns fan

Slideshow:
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/slideshow/sports/5662526/detail.html

Excellent video here:
http://kdka.com/video/?id=11977@kdka.dayport.com
(flash player and video plays in browser window)

CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland fan found out the hard way what his favorite team already knows: It's not a good idea to mess with a Pittsburgh linebacker.

About six minutes into the fourth quarter of Saturday's Steelers-Browns game, the fan jumped a railing and sprinted onto the field at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

With his pants falling down, the man jumped around, waved his hands in the air and moved toward Pittsburgh's bench -- until James Harrison snatched him from behind, took him down in a WWE-style move and pinned him to the turf.

As the fan pawed at Harrison's face mask, several police officers cuffed the uninvited guest and took him away.

"I thought I was the biggest outlaw in Cleveland," said teammate Joey Porter, who traded blows with Browns running back William Green in a pregame fight last year. "I told him (Harrison), if you get fined, guys will chip in, because that was a laugh I'm going to remember forever."

Harrison said he was trying to protect running back Verron Haynes, who was lined up in the Steelers' backfield and nearly came into contact with the fan.

"I didn't know if the guy had anything on him or whatever," Harrison said. "I waited until he turned his back to me. Then I thought I could take him down safely and hold him until the authorities got there."

[ajolympian2004]

Eagles Fan Busted Spreading Ashes On Field At NFL Game

Great video here:
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=21815

Slideshow here:
http://www.wnbc.com/sports/5424420/detail.html

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Did Fan's Swiping Ball From Brett Favre Save Bengals' Win?

Great video here:
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/sports/5209441/detail.html

http://www.cincinow.com/news/2005/local/10/31/fan.html

[ajolympian2004]

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[SittinYonder]

mark to watch later

[ml/nj]

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(You probably saw this live, but if not check out the KDKA video.)

ML/NJ

[MotleyGirl70]

Annoying drunk Raiders fan

Who is the player at the beginning in the red? Anyone know?

[ContemptofCourt]

I just want to note that I love Sonny Abata (the reporter in the KDKA clip).

[Kokojmudd]

Is there another kind of raider fan? (besides the ones in prison who aren't drunk as often).

[skimask]

I think that was Jerry Porter

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

OMG... those awful Eagle fans are now burning bodies in the stands!!!!

They burned Santa Claus!!!!!!!!!

[JeffAtlanta]

The player and the team will probably be sued by the fan for using too much force. His lawyer will claim that the player is not trained to deal with such matters and should have left it up to "trained security personnel". The player will be perceived to have deep pockets so the fan will probably give it a shot.

I really have to wonder what goes through the minds of the people that run out on the field during a game.

[cgk]

You owe me a new laptop, buddy.

My now-ruined one has Pepsi all over it.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

The fan deserved it. And the Steeler player wasn't nearly as rough as I imagined he would be. There are players that would have seriously injured him.

And I'm a Cleveland Browns fan. Go draft choice!

[upier]

Thanks ML,

They didn't show it during the live broadcast. They moved the cameras away. The NFL doesn't show fans on the field if the can avoid it.