James Harrison’s beef with Roger Goodell saw massive fines, fiery quotes and zero winners

James Harrison and Roger Goodell represent the perfect example of a workplace dynamic going to shit. Employee severely breaks the rules by repeatedly engaging in illegal hits. Bossman lays down the punishment of hefty fines. Leaving the employee to respond with an extremely pointed threat that he would rather let the commissioner burn than take the opportunity to piss on him to put out the flames. And that's just one of the many menacing remarks. In other words, it's a sure-fire recipe for beef.
Written and edited by Joe Ali
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[@senororlando2]

One of the best nfl memes of the 2010s: any brutal hit by anybody could be responded to with “James Harrison was fined $25,000 for this play.” Evergreen.

[@ellaerith3199]

And then later we saw Klay Matthews have the same thing happen

[@johnburns9634]

@@ellaerith3199 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp-bZIGZpaaEqcksi=WDl13NheVoldiRv3

[@cowsaymoomoo]

Other sports too. I remember there were so many nba memes where a player would get ejected. David Stern saying James Harrison was fined $25k for it and then that photo of Roger Goodell golfing or something laughing his ass off.

[@boerhae]

Tom Wilson in hockey

[@410phee4]

I remember saying this but for Ed Reed, better team, better player, harder hits

[@AlbertQian]

Might as well do one where Goodell has a beef with the NFL fans.

[@MazeDaGr8]

That video would be 45 minutes long

[@dionruffin3996]

Your being kind 👌

[@BradyIsAfagInHeat]

hes waiting for it to come to an end. cant tell a story without a conclusion

[@CrackaJackFlash]

*the sport of football

[@willphillify]

You mean Goodell vs everyone.

[@jefryhardy1140]

It’s a good thing Harrison didn’t explain what the proper way to tackle was. If he did he’d be fined for every hit

[@paulie9483]

"Put your arms at your sides, lauch yourself headfirst." I don't think I ever saw Harrison actually wrap a runner up.

[@champhasfanz]

And take they soul lol

[@RobinGorbie]

Goodell in beef? Shocking!

[@jamesmarshall6619]

Harrison was a dirty player at times, he deserved the fines and suspensions. Harrison was also correct about Goodell and can't take that away from him.

[@Damnitjim7]

Yeah, the cribs and mass hits I could give him being accidentally illegal hits, but that Mccoy hit clearly illegal and didn't look like he even tried to lead shoulder

[@ValSempai]

Didn't Harrison stomp on someones head when their helmet came off, or am i thinking of someone else?

[@theman1412]

@@ValSempai that was DT Albert Haynesworth

[@shishioh]

Harrison passing a piss test is insane 🤣

[@howamidriving27]

I say this as a lifelong Steeler fan: James Harrison is a straight up psychopath

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

We haven’t forget what he did to that Cardinal during the Super Bowl.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

As am I and God bless him

[@Darthtanos]

@@baxatakbaxatak2014 you mean kurt warner's helmet on backwards? or something else i'm forgetting?

[@aidancordani9628]

Y'all should do an untitled or collapse of the k gun bills

[@darragho6358]

I mean the game was different back then all those hits were legal. If anything Troy had some way worse ones. Like he did that one Vs the ravens in the championship game?

[@Evs78101]

Harrison describing a hit as textbook is hilarious…you know his ain’t hasn’t seen a textbook in years 😂 lol jk…one of the scariest defenders I’ve ever seen play.

[@darragho6358]

I mean it was textbook back then you forget how much the league has changed rules wise

[@bigJplane]

Extra high quality video with serious and long standing beef, couldn’t ask for much more

[@Personal_Chizo]

The NFL taking PEDs seriously = "We know you're all using, just don't make it that obvious, JFC!"

[@jasmithactor]

I love the beef series, but any chance you’ll make more collapses?

[@emoney1231]

That Ray Rice thing was crazy. Criminal charges were dropped, and he married his fiancee 6 weeks later, and they are still married. If the video wasn't released to the public, it would not have been a big story.

[@El_TigreNegro]

Especially given that she admitted to hitting him first, but you're not allowed self defense as a man

[@kenrobinson7563]

@@El_TigreNegroespecially as a black man

[@samuelweymouth4431]

Three Losers in one comment thread

[@Gixsir]

⁠@@El_TigreNegroI’m all about self defense but seriously there’s defending yourself and controlling yourself. Ray jacked her ass up he wasn’t in danger could’ve mushed her and moved on 😂

[@CaptainTrips560]

@@Gixsiryeah. Self-defense has to be proportional to a reasonably perceived threat

[@steelerfaninperu]

This is beef of destiny. James Harrison was the hardest hitting player in the league. The league wanted to make hits less hard. It's an unstoppable force and an immovable object. Just how James likes it.

[@montblancnoland4034]

I though that was darenn " come on out rapist " sharper

[@YoursOnlyTruly]

We need an Al Davis vs Everybody and their mother 💀 (the whole nfl front office lol)

[@dionruffin3996]

Mark Davis Vs Common sense

[@calvinjluther]

My mom's in the NFL front office?

[@thegrinch7989]

@@dionruffin3996 Mark Davis vs Barbers

[@radamorann5128]

In the raiders collapse episode there are some slight mentions on that.

[@frankgonzalez7432]

UrinatingTree been saying for years how he despises the “Steeler Way” aka the Rooney family covering up serious offenses for their star players.

[@jackz166]

Urinating tree?

[@frankgonzalez7432]

@@jackz166 Steeler fan. Should check out his content..

[@toggafamai4224]

​@@jackz166great sports KZbinr

[@nickhughes8179]

jackz166 Tree is hilarious, informative, and knows what he’s discussing. He’s also a great sports shitposter. His channel is definitely worth checking out

[@864pescador]

Clicked on this one immediately.

[@nikobellic8627]

Have a cookie princess

[@yogybruce1287]

IIIMMMEEDGIATELTYY

[@coruscant100]

Collapse ideas: How Dan Snyder destroyed the Washington Redskins How the Texas Rangers went from back to back WS appearances to over a decade of misery How the Denver Broncos went from an AFC powerhouse to a never ending rebuild How the Philadelphia Flyers went from a magical Stanley Cup run to total failure Post TB12 Blues: The Fall of the New England Patriots' Empire How the 2015 KC Royals imploded instantly after winning it all How the Chicago Bears went from a Super Bowl run to nearly 20 years of ineptitude

[@tim.noonan]

They’re gonna let the Patriots marinate for a few more years. SB Nation HATES them. They want it to hurt when they finally put it out.

[@rmst2022]

As a Broncos fan I really want to see them get a collapse episode. There has already been a one on our Super Bowl 50 opponent and we deserve one too.

[@CaiominTwin]

*Washington Commanders

[@CrackaJackFlash]

As a Flyers fan, I’m here for it. As a sports fan, the bears going from the 85 team to everything after or the 06 SB team after would be fantastic

[@albertmotbey1128]

Agree with everything except the Patriots cause I don't think we're at the end of that yet

[@ZeroZeke-]

Well Goodell is just the employee of the owners, he’s the face not the brain

[@vittiriowashington5211]

🍖 shield

[@DesMcMahon-yc6ql]

He's the Ronnie 2k of the NFL, he takes the heat from fans and players on behalf of owner then they replace him. Not that Goodell hasn't made some stupid decisions but getting mad at him for the CBA is like getting mad at the mailman for delivering your bills.

[@darragho6358]

​​​@@DesMcMahon-yc6qlno the NBA has someone for that job his name is Adam silver Ronnie2k is just a 2k employee. And no that's not the case at all as your mailman has no control over that yet goddell actually has control ocer the league and is the one in charge of the bargaining of the CBA so yes there is plenty of reasons. You made 2 analogies in your comment and both of them were awful

[@gmoney12stacks]

idea for collapse video: the 07-08 memphis tigers nearly going undefeated, having one the best starting fives in college hoops history, choking in the national championship and then losing their head coach to UK a year. coming from a tigers fan, but it’s a helluva series of events.

[@matthewhallberg8256]

It takes a lot to have Goodell be the sympathetic figure

[@hardieharrharr]

I'm not a Roger Goodell fan, but accusing Goodell of not caring about player safety while literally destroying people physically on the field is hilariously hypocritical.

[@zackhicks5320]

You know Goodell knowingly hid knowledge of CTE and the damage of concussions from the rest of the world, right?😂😭

[@barryallen871]

​@@zackhicks5320We've known that head trauma causes CTE since the 1920s when it was referred to as Boxer's Dementia. Although the national institute of health didn't even acknowledge this until 2022. I guess you are one of those people that blames one man for societal problems. 😂 All the drama around Goodell was drummed up to promote a Will Smith movie. Go back to grazing, sheep.

[@KazeShikamaru]

I mean he was right though as we see today the NFL not protecting players. Justin Fields got hit in the head for two years until he directly complained about it and called out the NFL in the media.

[@magotheguy173]

@@zackhicks5320his being right about Goodell doesn’t make it any less hypocritical

[@zackhicks5320]

@@magotheguy173 what…? Bro, stay in school😂😭

[@cjmoss51]

There are LOTS of reasons to hate Goodell. That he wont let you kill someone on field is not one of them.

[@kja6336]

Guys killed people off the field and had monuments built in their honor. Harrison taking out his anger was atleast entertaining without destroying someones soul (Ray Lewis)

[@jray0717]

Goodell is a work alright. Single handedly ruined a game by turning it into a business.

[@Matt-cr4vv]

It’s always been a business my dude. But I’m sure the immense revenue growth, which the players share in, is ok with the players. If you presented them with the choice between none of the unpopular safety rules but the revenue levels will decline to the levels of the past where the top paid player in the league made a couple million a year or accept the rules and have the pay level they do now that they’d take the rules and revenues.

[@geno1399]

I think that hit messed Colt up long-term

[@IntoTheVoid96]

Dude ran right into James Harrison. Stupid.

[@captainchaosxx3866]

Could've been a starter for the browns longer for sure. He was doing pretty good for a bit there.

[@darragho6358]

Hahaha nah he was mid with some decent talent around him career backup suited him

[@chrisuncleahmad]

I initially read this as Roger Goodell vs James Harden

[@shaq74]

Glad I’m not the only one

[@49erFamily]

Can’t wait for Manfred vs. Baseball in general beef.

[@whatwelearned]

Goodell could be the victim of all 10 Saw films and I still wouldn't have any sympathy for him

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

Damn 🤣

[@tromboneman4517]

I’d feel bad after the 4-5th one.

[@jordynstief3225]

​@@tromboneman4517Same.

[@jctslice]

This was legendary. Harrison just won't budge, especially if he believes he's in the right. That's also a scary looking brotha and one of the last guys I'd want to piss off tbh

[@CrispymexicanDUCK]

Goodell's beef with the Patriots/ Tom Brady.

[@PS4GamingGuy81]

Goodell only cares about making the team owners and NFL share holders happy. He doesn't care about the players who put their bodies on the line week in and week out. It's the players who keep the NFL going not the owners or commissioner.

[@andrewgrove1691]

Exactly. Or the NFL wouldn't have Thursday night football

[@paulie9483]

...That's his job. The players have the NFLPA and the owners have the commissioner. The player could have demanded no Thurs games and no 17th game, but didn't (or backed off of those demands).

[@Matt-cr4vv]

And the decisions he makes aimed to maximize the revenue of the league directly benefit the players considering the money and benefits available to plays all stems from the overall pot of revenue the league brings in. The more money the league makes directly leads to players earning more money as well as their split of the pie goes up as well. And the same players who get upset that Gooddell only focuses on how to maximize the money are more than happy to receive the higher salaries that the money fuels. And I feel confident that if you actually presented to the players the choice between getting the rules to be exactly what they want them to be but the league revenue shrinking to the levels of the past and the salaries doing the same or accepting that some of the rules put in place won’t be what they want but they get to benefit from the substantially larger revenue pot that has players making way more than the past that they choose to earn the higher money.

[@d-barb172]

So in short; James Harrison is a highly questionable character who still has more integrity than Roger Goodell.

[@anewman513]

The League went too easy on Harrison early on, so things got out of control.

[@lapin-rouge]

Got diagnosed with an IBD but I just can’t get enough of this BEEF

[@purpleace1565]

James Harrison was fined 100,000 for this video.

[@astralkaoru1025]

I think it's kind of ironic how the Steelers fans wanted Vontaze Burfict to be crucified for playing dirty when they had Harrison on their team for years.

[@andrewgrove1691]

Your kidding? Burfict has been like this since high school

[@astralkaoru1025]

@@andrewgrove1691 congrats dude you proved my point

[@tharwab]

Harrison tried to hurt people, Burfict tried to injure them.

[@bcm8984]

If you can’t see the differences between Harrison and Burfict then talking to you is such a waste of time 😂

[@GooberMagonk]

There may be a few things I dislike about Adam Silver, but man am I grateful for him after this video.

[@brianfollendorf168]

As a Bills fan I couldn't help but admire tf out of him and Steve Smith. The last of the old school players!

[@everettashton2052]

The no flags for those hits ALWAYS AGAINST THE BROWNS. I feel bad for Cleveland they still dont get any calls

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Hate the Stillers but love James Harrison. Wish we could have got him another ring when he came to the Pats.

[@36inc]

I just noticed both the qb examples of devistating hits that left em on the ground and harris fined were Longhorn qbs

[@KWILKSP]

This one wasn’t even a beef fr. As entertaining as Harrison was he was an extremely dirty player. Goddell was actually pretty reasonable with him

[@staidenofanarchy]

Honestly it's a good thing people aren't tackling like this anymore. The penalties are annoying, but I'll take flags over concussions

[@starwarsROXmy]

It’s too soft now though. I get the helmet to helmet stuff and I support the concussion protocol, but even big clean hits get flagged now. You might as well put a flag on the QB these days.

[@nathanjm000]

@@starwarsROXmyQBs are because they make headlines

[@INFERNO95]

@@nathanjm000 QB are overvalued.

[@nathanjm000]

@@INFERNO95 how can you possible say QBs are overvalued The only QBs without a Pro Bowl (not the best judgement but a decent metric) are Flacco Williams and Plunkett

[@andrewneber2897]

"Lets play this game, called when you catch fire I wouldn't piss to put you out", maybe Harrison was just a Fall Out Boy fan?

[@Darthtanos]

i've always despised james harrison ever since that hit on kurt warner in the superbowl where warner's helmet was literally on backwards because of a harrison facemask that wasn't called. one of the dirtiest plays of i had ever seen at that point. still can't believe there was no flag on that play.

[@ADL21]

weird that this beef is over "stop injuring your fellow players" and him going "no"

[@dirtface5923]

Man Harrison is one serious dude for real

[@connorh1546]

You should do you should do Bill Belichick vs the NFL

[@MazeDaGr8]

Between Roger Godell, Gary Bettmen & Rob Manfred. I wonder who the most Disliked Commissioner is 🤔

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

I would love to see a collapse episode for the 2014 La Kings.

[@J.Steel9]

Oh yeah. This is the one to watch.

[@r_kratos_b]

Still not the dirtiest thing a Steelers player has ever done

[@andraethegiant1987]

James Harrison should be in the HOF, even though he says he don't deserve it!

[@TheFusionmix]

His whole family losing their minds is so good. We're just excited to see the new kid come in feeling fiery.

[@weregretohio7728]

TFW you can't pick a side to root for.

[@Alex-ey7wl]

CEOs are the opposite of being in charge of day-to-day operations

[@Amm17ar]

Roger Goodell? More like Roger Badell.....Am I right guys?

[@IntoTheVoid96]

Carlos...

[@Maplenr]

Goodell going after Harrison while hiding evidence of CTE is some of the richest bullshit you'll ever smell.

[@lxfenix]

This was a case where both sides were right. Goodell was, is, and always will be a complete moron, but James Harrison was targeting guys heads

[@INFERNO95]

It was football not targeting. Grow up.

[@shorewall]

@@INFERNO95 Change was needed, and Harrison was fighting that change.

[@Los150]

Damn, Roger seriously needs chapstick lol 9:10

[@elSteeler]

This is why he belongs in the Hall. Aside from the most impactful play in SB or NFL history and one of the best stretches of excellence from any defensive player... the dude changed the game. Player safety initiative all started because of James Harrison.

[@johnburns9634]

Like Domestic violence became an issue because of Ray Rice. Or a hotel elevator video delivered to TMZ.

[@jordanfry5138]

Damn dude, is Deshaun Watson going in the hall for sexual assault prevention initiatives? Dan Snyder for corruption prevention?

[@johnburns9634]

@@jordanfry5138 HA HA HA HA HA!!!

[@darragho6358]

This is the most bullshit take I've ever seen. Player safety initiatives started due to a class action lawsuit taken against the nfl as they had been covering up cte. It was about protecting the business nothing else. Otherwise none of this would have ever happened

[@FunkoPopnLockn]

This is like barely a beef.

[@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly]

3:12 ok, that was worth me randomly seeing 👀 as I try to go back to sleep 💤😴 at 4:34 am

[@YpsitheFlintsider]

So... it really seems like Harrison deserved all that and more.

[@Big5Poppa]

5:33 Is the guy in the windbreaker like the official collector of autographs?

[@no1uknugamingchannel]

I'm a lifelong Cardinals fan and his fumble return in the Superbowl is still one of the most amazing plays I've seen... #gocards

[@captainchaosxx3866]

Fitzgerald would've caught him if it weren't for Rolle (I don't remember his name)

[@no1uknugamingchannel]

@@captainchaosxx3866 Fitz's TD is my fave SB play of all time

[@theventhatiqtho8112]

I like Harrison but dude out right went for the head and was like nah man thats clean lol.

[@CalderaFinance]

Jon or anyone else at Secret Base, don't know if you'll read this, but if you do, you should do a video simulating the final 48 seconds of the bottlegate game between Jacksonville and Cleveland. Since we never got to see it.

[@SinkMMA]

It takes a special kind of person to make Goodell look like the lesser of two scumbags

[@SimonSez83]

The bill Romanowski of his era

[@jrbrennan8246]

31....extremely wealthy owners

[@shaq74]

Halfway through before Harrison starts crying racism, actually an impressive time nowadays.

[@gglucs1799]

James Harrison was dirty af. Never forget that intentionally hit against McCoy

[@andrewgrove1691]

Mccoy was trying to run for the 1st down. But then passed at the last second when he saw Harrison

[@patriotpastor59]

The real quote by Deebo was, “I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire.”

[@davidtran2026]

Here's one NFL centric beef that should be considered: Al Michaels vs Boomer Esiason. Their 2 year toxic relationship on MNF.

[@Evs78101]

Here we go!!!! It’s gonna be a Good Friday.

[@flinttownboy2]

Ray Rice should still be playing he never should have got suspended Free Ray Rice

[@williamtoad8040]

How about Beef History: Goodell vs The Saints

[@janedoe3043]

Harrison was a huge POS. He really should have been kicked out of multiple games, and honestly didn't deserve to be able to play football. Sociopaths are apparently always welcome in the NFL.

[@GriffintheGuy]

Based James Harrison, big respect for having the stones to challenge Goodell and remain one of the best at his position for over a decade in the nfl. Harrison is a renegade!

[@scoutty146]

Heres some Beef. John Fisher and Oakland A's fans

[@lionsfan3581]

Craziest thing is I think Josh cribs and Harrison were college teammates lol and he still killed him

[@jeffpearljam1976]

Do a Sean Payton beef.

[@serisothikos]

Very much a Scylla and Charybdis situation here, honestly.

[@averyrondinelli8908]

Steve Smith Vs Jerry Jeudy in the chamber soon. My word

[@insuchaway]

The prediction....

[@johnburns9634]

Mikerphone already did the video on this today.

[@GameShowMike]

Any chance you will do a new Untitled video on Joe Thornton?

[@ricardofeliciano6503]

Goodell killed the NFL hate the guy he's paralyzed the defense for more offensive points and took special teams out the game by moving up the kickoff point and has made it basically illegal to touch the quarterback

[@chimericalical]

Harrison looks like handsome squidward

[@nickmoorman6359]

Steeler fans acting like James Harrison was just a “hard-nosed player” and not dirty will always be funny to me cause those same fans whine about Vontaze Burfict

[@INFERNO95]

Where burfict now? Comparing Harrison to him is ignorant.

[@barryallen871]

I think Goodell is the worst commissioner in NFL history. Still its kinda silly for Harrison to get mad at him. They basically have the same boss, and Goodell does nothing without the consent of the owners.

[@ifheavenwashuman]

Thing is; Harrison likely doesn't respect the owners, either.

[@barryallen871]

@@ifheavenwashuman I never heard him calling out Rooney or any others tho. It's like how people blame the president for everything when they are just puppets for their party.

[@Unknown-bq9id]

IMO, James Harrison would have been right at home in the 1980s NFL...

[@samwhite6286]

Roger Goodell is the definition of severely under qualified; overpaid and well the most useless person to ever be involved in sports… he has made it his mission to ruin football and for some reason we as the public is ok with it

[@dionruffin3996]

I hear you but Roger is a puppet your real beef is with the owners

[@johnburns9634]

@@dionruffin3996 Puppet? Not a weasel?

[@johnnybraxton5539]

The Steelers not suspending Harrison was awesome shows loyalty

[@zsm5833]

Can we have a beef history between Jay Cutler and Phlip Rivers

[@joshuablair7028]

James Harrison is one of the dirtiest players ever. Dude was a straight up headhunter. That said all of his criticisms of goodwill were 100% correct.

[@H3110NU]

Ok but who is hated more: Roger Goodell (NFL), Gary Bettman(NHL), or Adam Silver (NBA). I suppose MLB should be in here as well.

[@ElWagonne]

Silver….i don’t get those hated vibes…now Manfred may be the leader in the clubhouse

[@nathanjm000]

Manfred

[@tharwab]

Goodell is hated the most but Bettman is by far the worst of them, as someone who follows all of the sports.

[@nathanjm000]

@@tharwab it’s Manfred now He seems to actively hate the sport even when he does good it seems to be against the sport

[@spencerdavies2231]

This is real hard watch. Harrison is wrong to beef. I played rugby and had a few head injuries and I suffer now in my 40s. Player safety should be paramount and dirty players should be banned. There is a case against the irb from former rugby players like Steve Thompson, who can't remember playing in a world cup final, let alone winning the trophy. Roger Godell has my respect

[@INFERNO95]

You respect a clown who ruined the game don't care about players just don't want to get fine.

[@bandjolyn]

Never too early in the morning for some tasty beef!

[@aidancordani9628]

You guys should make an untitled or collapse of the 90's bills

[@alexbush9250]

James Harrison looks like Keegan Michael Key on steroi- I mean lots of exercise.

[@flinttownboy2]

Ray Rice for President 2024