Talk about a joke!! The guy played one game last year got hurt and was out for the season..And after 5 games this year has been ineffective..But yet he's the "Dirtiest Player"?? Maybe if he doesn't shower after the games...There's no one dirtier than Warren Sapp (Don't worry Thraxx, this is not yet another slap at The Raiders....He was a sack of shit before he ever got to Oakland.) (Jon Runyan is a cheap shot bitch as well!!) I can't believe John Lynch made that list either!! I guess hard nosed play and awesome hard hits equals dirty in some peoples minds...
For the second time in three years, Patriots safety
Rodney Harrison tops Sports Illustrated's list of dirtiest players in the NFL.
Rodney HarrisonSafety
New England Patriots
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Of the 361 NFL players polled during the preseason, 23 percent of them pointed to Harrison. Second on the list were
Joey Porter of the Steelers and
Jon Runyan of the Eagles at 6 percent each.
"Do I take perverse pride in this?" Harrison told the Boston media. "All I can say is as many guys as say I'm a dirty player, just as many come up and tell me they admire how I play, the hard work, the commitment, the toughness. That's the pride you're looking for. I take pride in that.
"But dirty? I don't think you guys can look in my eyes and say I'm a dirty player." Rounding out the list were
Warren Sapp of the Raiders (5 percent),
Kyle Turley of the Chiefs (4 percent),
Hines Ward of the Steelers (4 percent),
Sean Taylor of the Redskins (3 percent),
John Lynch of the Broncos (3 percent),
Kevin Mawae of the Titans (3 percent) and
Olin Kreutz of the Bears (2 percent).