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James Harrison wanted to hate Tom Brady, but found him to be ‘the ultimate teammate’

Before coming to the Patriots in late 2017, linebacker James Harrison was a Pittsburgh legend. He played against Tom Brady many times, and had very little success.

But when the Steelers cut Harrison, the Patriots quickly signed him and he arrived at Gillette Stadium to become Brady’s teammate. Initially, the veteran pass rusher didn’t want to like the quarterback. Yet, as he explained on a recent episode of FS1’s “Undisputed,” Harrison was quickly won over by Brady’s toughness and professionalism

“Believe me, I wanted to hate this dude with a passion,” Harrison told co-host Shannon Sharpe.