Hard Hat Award (Game #5, @ Detroit)

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Hard Hat Award (Game #5, @ Detroit)

Stillers LB Jamie Harrison is the winner of the weekly Hard Hat Award, given to the Stiller player who best embodies the iron-tough, hard-as-steel attitude of the steel workers inside the blast furnace of a still mill.

Harrison, who has been a terror all season long, once again led by example with a ravaging effort in the win over Detroit.�

The man never stopped hustling, hunting, and hitting.�� He tied with a team high 7 solos, and was wreaking havoc all game long.� In fact, he forced a fumble on the first Lion play of the game, beating the TE, Heller, off the edge and then stripping the QB.� Later in the 1Q, Harrison delivered a punishing but totally clean, legal, �clean up� hit on WR Calvin Johnson after a 0-step hitch.� The hit essentially knocked Johnson out of the game and he never returned.� This impressed The Committee immensely, as this was a play in which Ike Taylor had made 95% of the stop, but Harrison, with no let-up, cleaned up Johnson to ensure he didn�t escape with extra RAC yardage.� Later in the 1Q, Harrison forced an IG flag, and in the 2Q he showed good speed on 3d & 8 to haul down Ballpepper for the sack.� In the 3Q, Harrison over-powered Backus, the LT, and then mauled the QB for a sack.�

Others receiving consideration from The Committee were Hines Ward, Heath Miller, Will Gay, Pat Bailey, and Mewelde Moore.��

Kudos to Harrison for winning the Hard Hat Award.� Wear the Hard Hat proudly, Jamie!��

Previous 2009 Hard Hat Winners:

Game #1, vs. Tenn.:� Jamie Harrison and Keyaron Fox

Game #2, @ Chicago:� No one

Game #3, @ Cinci: Mike Wallace� (honorable mention to Alice Cooper bassist Chuck Garric)

Game #4, vs. San Diego: Rashard Mendenhall and Chris Kemoeatu