Steelers give Harrison new $51M deal

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Linebacker James Harrison, who returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in the Super Bowl, has agreed to a new six-year, $51.175 million deal with the Steelers, multiple media outlets reported Monday. The deal includes $20 million in guaranteed money, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.

Harrison's contract is the largest ever awarded to a Steelers defensive player and the second-largest in franchise history, trailing only the 8-year, $102 million deal signed by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Tribune-Review reported.

Harrison, who had 92 tackles, 16 sacks and seven forced fumbles in 2008, would have become an unrestricted free agent following the 2009 season.