By Ben Shpigel The New York Times
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The steepest of the four fines that former Steelers linebacker James Harrison incurred in 2010 stemmed from a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit he delivered on Cleveland Browns receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, knocking him out with a concussion. The hit went without penalty on the field, but the NFL, intent on meting out stiffer discipline for violations of player safety, docked Harrison $75,000 — at least some of which, Harrison claimed on a podcast Thursday, was offset by his coach, Mike Tomlin.