Steelers' James Harrison Responds With Obvious Truth To A Previously Terrified Travis Kelce

The Pittsburgh Steelers have had many defenders who strike fear in the hearts of offensive players. One of the scariest was James Harrison. Several factors made him so intimidating. He would wallop you with blatant disregard for his own safety. He was scary fast for a linebacker and seemed to emerge from thin air to make a tackle. If that wasn't enough, he spent the whole game glaring at the opponents.

Recently, on the New Heights Podcast, brothers Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce, welcomed running back Saquon Barkley to the show. Travis and his teammates on the Kansas City Chiefs are used to playing the best and dominating their opponents. They won the most recent Super Bowl. They were all sharing their "welcome to the NFL moments," and Travis admitted that Harrison had provided his. 

Travis said that during a game against the Steelers, he talked smack to the wrong guy. He said he could feel Harrison's glare boring into him from behind the black visor he often wore. Retaliation didn't come right away; Harrison was too patient for that. Harrison timed it perfectly however, Travis said, and "smoked me at the line of scrimmage." 

That blew up the whole play because Travis was staring at the ball during a silent cadence. He said he never "talked ish to him again." Harrison apparently saw the video clip of the podcast, and he posted a response on Instagram. 

"Just business, nothing personal," posted Harrison.

Harrison never made a secret of his desire to knock guys out of the game. He clarified that he didn't want to seriously injure anyone, just shake them up a bit so they had to go off the field. 

Harrison's style of play drew a lot of attention, particularly because he began to play when the NFL shifted its focus to safety. What Harrison did wasn't so different from those who had played before him, but the NFL and how it was called began to drastically change.

Steelers Love Linebackers

The Steelers have a long history of fielding excellent, very physical linebackers, from Jack Lambert to T.J. Watt and everyone in between. They have been lucky to find solid counterparts to Watt the past few seasons. 

Alex Highsmith, entering his fifth season in the league, has been playing "Robin" to Watt's "Batman" since his rookie year. One of the fantastic things about Highsmith is that he has continued to develop and improve during his time in the league. 

That education on how to be a Steelers linebacker is passed down from generation to generation, with Watt teaching Highsmith, and now Nick Herbig how to be legends. Harrison was a linebacker who also perfectly fit the mold.