The Pittsburgh Steelers superstar was the ultimate fear matchup for Gronk.
ran through some of the "scariest dudes" in NFL history, prompting them to throw Harrison's name into that ring.
"With James, I knew I couldn't get into his chest," Gronkowski said. "The guy is like a bowling ball. You know that 28-pound bowling ball that everyone wants to throw down the lane and just try to knock down all the pins? You kind of it do it granny-style, and it's so heavy, you blow your back out? Those are the hardest guys to block in the NFL, especially at my size."
As we know now, however, he quickly proved all of his critics wrong. In three separate stints with Pittsburgh , Harrison became one of the most feared defenders in the league.
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