A group of NFL referees visited Steelers training camp this past week to address rules changes for the upcoming season.
James Harrison asked the officials about a long-standing rule that has always been open to interpretation. The All-Pro outside linebacker specifically sought clarification on holding — and whether it is, in fact, holding when an offensive lineman effectively clothes-lines Harrison as he is rushing the quarterback.
"The ref told me if he has his arm around me, and my feet are past his feet, then it's a hold," Harrison said. "We'll see if that's called. Sometimes, they call it, sometimes, they don't. They can't catch everything."
Harrison may have made the issue somewhat of a moot point considering that little held him back in 2008. Harrison set the team's single-season sack record on the way to NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors, and his Super Bowl heroics helped the Steelers win a sixth Lombardi Trophy. Continue
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