Yardbarker: Tommie Harris

Contrite Harris vows to atone for ejection

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:01:00 -0500

Tommie Harris nearly got it right with a perfunctory apology Monday, the day after he was kicked out of a game for punching Cardinals lineman Deuce Lutui four plays into a blowout loss.

BEARS IN BRIEF: Harris talks makeup, not breakup

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:01:00 -0500

Tommie Harris apologized for getting ejected Sunday on the fourth play from scrimmage and vowed to make it up to teammates.

The Bears Den - 11/10/09

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:26 -0500

....WHERE WE NEED LARRY JOHNSON OMG! 670 The Score The post-game writeup from Laurence Holmes. The saga of Tommie Harris. ChicagoBears.com The post-game writeup from Larry. The lopsided loss spoiled Olsen's career game. Alex Brown only blames the players for the loss. Tommie Harris is sorry for throwing a punch. Jump.... Chicago Sun-Times Brad Biggs: 10 thoughts and then some. Neil Hayes: The Bears are no longer competitive. Neil Hayes: The Bears were...

Tommie Harris is Sorry

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:47:38 -0500

Tommie Harris apologized for losing control on the 4th play against the Cardinals and slugging Deuce Lutui, earning himself a quick trip to the showers and leaving his teammates high and dry. I was embarrassed, especially for my actions,” Harris said. “I apologized to him [Lutui] yesterday, [and] I called Larry [Fitzgerald] and had a chance [...]

Big paydays over for Harris

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:22:40 -0500

Guess who won’t be seeing 1 cent of his $2.5 million roster bonus on June 1, 2010? If you guessed Tommie Harris, you are correct. Harris has about as much chance of getting another big payday from the Bears as Lovie Smith does of winning coach of the year for 2009. A quick look at Harris’ four-year, $40 million extension shows that he’s already been paid way more money than he’s worth. In the first year of the deal, Harris received a $6.5 million signing bonus and a $3.5 million roster bonus ...

Not quite an isolated incident

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:35:27 -0500

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- One comment made by Bears head coach Lovie Smith on Monday struck me as odd."We haven't had problems like that [the Tommie Harris situation] in past," Smith said. "We haven't had to deal with things like this in the past. We know you play the game between the whistles."Excuse me? Charles Tillman essentially cost the Bears a game versus Tampa in 2008 for taking a swing at Bucs receiver Michael Clayton in overtime. Remember that? The Bears were a...

Reading tea leaves

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:36 -0500

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- One day after being ejected for punching Arizona guard Deuce Lutui in the head, Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris met the media Monday at Halas Hall. "I was embarrassed, especially for my actions," Harris said. "I apologized to him [Lutui] yesterday, [and] I called Larry [Fitzgerald] and had a chance to apologize to him. I just want to apologize to my fans first off, and the little kids out there that saw that action. I shouldn't behave in the manner...

Tommie Harris apologizes for punch

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:07 -0500

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris apologized on Monday, a day after he was ejected for punching Arizona Cardinals guard Deuce Lutui.The Bears' defense struggled with Harris gone, and the Cardinals won 41-21. Harris acknowledged that he put the Bears...

MORE NFL: TOMMIE HARRIS GETS PUNCHY

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:15:28 -0500

Bears defensive lineman Tommie Harris made all the tough guys in the NHL a bit envious yesterday after getting thrown of his team’s game against the Cardinals yesterday before even getting his uniform dirty. He was thrown out on his team’s first defensive series after he punched a prone Arizona guard Deuce Lutui in the [...]

Tommie Harris is smart enough to punch someone in the helmet

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:38:30 -0500

Punching people is still against the rules in the NFL, right? Yeah, I thought so. That makes this violent act by Tommie Harris(notes) even dumber, and it's kind of hard to top the stupidity of punching someone in their football helmet. Knuckle vs. Helmet = Bad news for the knuckle. Observe Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tommie Harris. Harris wasn't around to talk about it after the game, and I haven't seen any quotes from punchee Deuce Lutui(notes), either. Motive on this thing i...

Tommie Harris Isn’t Even Trying Anymore (Lutui Face-Punch Video)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:55:35 -0500

Sixty-five seconds into today’s 41-21 drubbing courtesy of Arizona, Tommie Harris decided the best way to right his increasingly uncertain situation in Chicago was to punch a man in the face. The defense then proceeded to give up touchdowns on four straight possessions and the rest was awful, cursory history. Sounds like the worst game [...]

Tommie Harris Isn’t Even Trying Anymore (Lutui Face-Punch Video)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:55:35 -0500

Tommie Harris Isn’t Even Trying Anymore (Lutui Face-Punch Video)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:55:35 -0500

Harris' punch costs Bears

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:51:27 -0500

CHICAGO -- Alex Brown was tight-lipped about defensive tackle Tommie Harris after the Bears' 41-21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals Sunday."Ninety-one (Tommie Harris) going out hurt us a lot," the Bears defensive end said. Do you understand what that was all about, the deal with [Harris]? "That's as far as I'm talking about ninety-one," Brown said. If only it were that easy. Harris' decision to punch Arizona guard Duece Lutui in the head on the fourth play on ...

Tommie Harris Ejected on 4th Play of Bears Cardinals Game

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:32:37 -0500

Tommie Harris got himself ejected on the 4th play of the Bears – Cardinals game. I managed to find a clip on YouTube already. Check it out: Absolutely no excuse for this. Aside from Harris himself, Lovie Smith needs to be held accountable for this stupidity. Not only is Lovie the head coach, but he’s also [...]