Harrison back for another season
PITTSBURGH — Looks like there’s still a little fuel left James Harrison’s tank after all.
The five-time Pro Bowl linebacker announced on his verified Instagram Monday that he plans on returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2016. Harrison posted a picture of his familiar No. 92 jersey emerging from a smoke-filled tunnel with a caption that read: “I’m back.”
“I’ll be 38 on Wednesday and I’m feeling just like a fine wine. Getting better with age,” Harrison wrote.
Harrison finished with five sacks in 2015, but said after Pittsburgh’s loss to Denver in the playoffs that he needed time to figure out if he wanted to come back for a 14th season. Harrison has one year left on his contract. As he typically does, Harrison has spent much of the offseason working out in Arizona.
Harrison isn’t the only player back for more. The team announced Monday it re-signed backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to a one-year deal.
Gradkowski missed all 2015 after injuring his right hand during the preseason, leading the Steelers to bring in Mike Vick. Pittsburgh made no attempt to bring back Vick and instead will have Gradkowski battle Landry Jones for the No. 2 spot behind Ben Roethlisberger.
