LOOK: Irate Steelers fans are burning and trashing their James Harrison jerseys
James Harrison isn't a very popular person in Pittsburgh right now
There are two types of people in this world, people who burn their jerseys after one of their favorite players signs with a hated rival and people who don't. This story is about that first group.
Less than 24 hours after James Harrison made the decision to sign with the Patriots, dozens of Steelers fans decided to take their anger out by burning Harrison's jersey and then sharing a video of it on social media.
Steelers fans are reacting completely normal to the news of James Harrison signing with the New England Pat...aaaannnddd they are burning his jersey! pic.twitter.com/4FgntZGqv5
— Laces Out (@LacesOutShow) December 27, 2017
In a somewhat ironic twist, the Steelers season might also go up in flames now that they're have almost a zero percent chance of winning home-field advantage over the Patriots.
Here's another video of a Harrison jersey being burned.
— biggass (@shawnfnj) December 27, 2017
To be fair, I'm not sure if he's burning that because it's a Harrison jersey or because it's one of the Steelers' hideous bumblebee jerseys.
Anyway, not all fans love playing with fire. For instance, this guy decided to throw his Harrison jersey in the trash instead of setting it on fire.
Yep did the same! pic.twitter.com/iPbsR4KpEn
— DMC3BurghSports (@DMC3BurghSports) December 27, 2017
This is definitely the smart play because if Harrison ends up retiring with the Steelers, you can fish that jersey right out of the trash and wear it to the retirement ceremony.
For the record, setting a jersey on fire doesn't really make any sense to me. For one, you just wasted $100, so the joke is kind of on you. Second, in a situation like this, it's not like Harrison snubbed the Steelers. They released him because they didn't want him. He would've gladly stayed in Pittsburgh if the Steelers hadn't given up on him. I mean, the guy spent 14 seasons with the Steelers, framing his jersey would probably make more sense.
Now that Harrison is in New England, it's pretty obvious that there's only two ways this situation can possibly end: Either he sacks Ben Roethlisberger six times in the AFC title game and the Patriots beat the Steelers 41-20, or he's actually a double agent who wants to see the Steelers beat the Patriots so badly that he infiltrated New England just to get behind enemy lines.
Why do I keep imagining a scenario where the Patriots sign James Harrison, and then he takes off his jersey to reveal a Steelers T-shirt in the AFC Championship Game, nWo style?
— Adam Rank (@adamrank) December 26, 2017
If it's that second theory, everyone who burnt their jersey is definitely going to regret it.
Also, since everyone is setting Harrison's old jersey on fire, here's a look at his new one.
Here's James Harrison wearing a No. 92 blue #Patriots jersey today, shot by @westipix https://t.co/o90XTbb087 pic.twitter.com/OT55Yy6apI
— Sean Leahy (@leahysean) December 27, 2017













