Big Al gets another "award"

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A Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players has found that Hines Ward is considered by his colleagues to be the dirtiest player in the league, with Albert Haynesworth and Joey Porter tied for second.

The question, "Who is the dirtiest player in the league?'' was asked of 296 players during training camp this summer, and Ward, the Steelers' wide receiver, got 11.6 percent of the vote, according to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Haynesworth, the Redskins defensive tackle who as a Tennessee Titan in 2006 received a five-game suspension for stepping on the helmetless head of Cowboys center Andre Gurode, got 6 percent of the vote. Porter, the Dolphins' linebacker, also got 6 percent.

Rounding out the Top 5 (or should it be Bottom 5?) are Bengals safety Roy Williams, who got 5.1 percent of the vote, and Titans center Kevin Mawae, with 4.6% percent.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/ward-porter-haynesworth-called-nfls-dirtiest/

[Jones31]

LOL!!!


Well deserved for all of them.

[315]

I think Big Al may getting some residual effect from the face stomp.

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(on having two of his players ranked in the top 10 dirtiest players)

That’s the first I’ve known of it.

(on Cortland Finnegan and Kevin Mawae being named two of the top 10 dirtiest players)

I think both of them were also selected to the Pro Bowl last year.

FYI, Finny was #6. From Fisher's presser

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Titans center Kevin Mawae has an idea why he was named one of the NFL's dirtiest players in a Sports Illustrated poll.


"I’ve been known to leg whip a time or two," he said, setting up his own punch line. "I’ve paid the price for those, both physically and in the pocket."
Kevin Mawae

Then he paused.

“I don’t remember the last time I’ve had a personal foul called on me, so how can I be called dirty?” Mawae said. “It’s a mystery.”

Asked if he was proud to be placed on the list, which also includes Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan, the 16th-year pro said:

“I play the game hard. I play to the whistle and sometimes ’til the echo of the whistle. That’s the way you’re supposed to play the game. For guys that don’t like it or take exception to it, those are typically the ones that call you a dirty player.”

Steelers receiver Hines Ward topped the poll, which resulted from a survey of 296 players. Mawae said he was not asked to vote.

“I’m happy to know I’ve been on that list for the last 12 or 15 years,” he said. “I’m in good company.”