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James Harrison eager to see the NFL’s punishment for the Saints

James Harrison

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2011, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, right, sits on the bench during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Pittsburgh. Harrison has been suspended for one game without pay for his hit last week on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy. NFL executive vice president Ray Anderson said Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, the suspension is the result of Harrison’s fifth illegal hit against a quarterback in the past three seasons. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been fined more than anyone as the NFL has cracked down on helmet-to-helmet hits in the last couple of years. And now he says he’ll be watching intently to see the NFL’s next major discipline issue.

Harrison wrote on Twitter that he wants to know what the league is going to do about the Saints paying bounties for defensive players knocking opponents out of games.

“We’ll see how concerned the NFL is about player safety when they decide what the punishment for the saints is,” Harrison wrote. “I’ll just say this, if that was me I would have been kicked out of the NFL!”

Harrison, who has been fined several times and suspended for one game for illegal hits, didn’t say what he sees as an appropriate penalty.