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Brian Cushing on James Harrison: “I’ll pray for him”

Brian Cushing

Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing (56) and teammate Kevin Bentley (57) celebrate a tackle in the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, in Houston. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel)

AP

Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has decided not to fire back after learning that Steelers linebacker James Harrison ripped him in a recent interview.

Harrison said in the interview that Cushing, who was suspended for the first four games of 2010 for violating the league’s steroid policy, is “juiced out of his mind.”

When asked to respond, Cushing told FOX 26 in Houston, “I’ll pray for him.”

That’s apparently going to be Cushing’s standard response to questions about Harrison; it’s the same thing he said to the Houston Chronicle.

Harrison is far from the first person to criticize Cushing regarding his positive test for a substance that can be used to mask steroid use, but it’s not clear whether there’s anything in particular that put Cushing in Harrison’s crosshairs. Cushing has never played in a game against the Steelers.