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James Harrison Weighs In On NFL Rule Changes: ‘The Game Can’t Be Played Without People Getting Hurt’

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James Harrison could’ve played in plenty of eras. The 1990s. The 1970s. Heck, he probably would’ve been a Hall of Famer in the 1950s. The one era he wouldn’t have had success? The current one. Always one to speak his mind against the NFL and their rule changes to increase player safety and reduce violent collisions, Harrison discussed his thoughts on the direction Roger Goodell is taking the league on the most recent episode of Cam Heyward’s Not Just Football podcast.

“Assumptions of risk,” Harrison told Heyward. “There’s things in life and jobs in life that’s just part of the playing the game.