The rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens is deeply. Second Malik Harrison knew that when he became the last player to Switch the sides In the controversial conflict, joining the Steelers as a free agent collection earlier this month.
The Steelers will count on Harrison to help stop the Ravens Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry. This duo combined For 267 yards on the ground and four ground scores during his victory in playoffs over Pittsburgh in January.
“He surprised me every day”, ” Harrison said of Jackson at his press conference for the introduction of the Steelers on March 13. “You know, he does things that you don’t think that a person can do. … Going against them in practice every day, you can’t do too much because you don’t want to play with church money. But now me being on the other side, I can really trigger, dominate how I can.”
Harrison finds Patrick Queen, knowing that he was partly added to eliminate his former team, the defending double champion of AFC North.
“I think that competitiveness (is special),” said Harrison about rivalry. “Being on the other hand during this week is simply different, and I have the impression that here, it will be even more different. … It’s like the rivalry of Ohio State / Michigan.”
Harrison played the 2016-2019 Ohio State before being drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the NFL 2020 draft. He played 76 games for Baltimore in the past five seasons, totaling 174 placed. Harrison signed an agreement of $ 10 million over two years with the Steelers in the Free Agency.
How did Patrick Queen take into account Harrison’s free agency decision?
Harrison said he was happy to see what he deserved when he signed with Pittsburgh last off -season. He never called his teammate then as a traitor, he said. Harrison set out to Queen during his free agency process.
“Once, he settled that Pittsburgh was (at stake) for me, hit him definitively,” said Harrison. “He was probably on the boat at that time, but, you know, I hit him, we talked a little, and when I made my decision, I told him.”
Harrison thinks he is going to blend when he pulls a black and gold uniform.
“Everyone is aggressive there, and I think I just integrate with that,” said Harrison.
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