James Harrison signed the most lucrative contract by a defensive player in Steelers history last April.
The $50 million man, however, is not above the kind of grunt work he regularly performed — Harrison excelled on the Steelers' kick coverage teams — before becoming one of the most feared linebackers in the NFL.
"If that's something they would call on me to do, then I would gladly go out there and do it," Harrison said of reprising his role as a heat-seeking missile on kickoffs and punts. "I don't think we're in that dire of a situation yet."
The Steelers do have to shore up a kickoff coverage unit that ranked first in the NFL last season but has been gashed for touchdowns in the past two games. And the sooner the better, as far as coach Mike Tomlin is concerned.Continue
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