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James Harrison Takes Away Sons' Participation Trophies, Will Return Them When They "Earn" a Real One

The Steelers linebacker makes his opinion on free trophies crystal clear with an Instagram post.

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All trophies must be EARNED in the Harrison household, including pointless ones from youth sporting leagues. That much was made crystal clear Saturday when Steelers linebacker James Harrison posted the following message on his Instagram account (in addition to his Facebook page):


You can probably read the caption but, in case you can't, here it is:

Only time will tell what effect this will ultimately have. But if Harrison's boys (ages six and eight) are playing in the NFL in 20 years, we'll all look back and point at this as the turning point.

[via Instagram]

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