
Green Bay defensive end Aaron Kampman seems like a swell guy, unassuming off the field, but wreaking havoc from his defensive end position. The Packers host the Giants this weekend, and it will be the second time the teams will meet this season.
In Week 2, Green Bay travelled to New York to put a 35-13 whupping on the Giants, but Kampman remembers the game for a different reason: New York center Shaun O'Hara clocked him in the back of the head after the whistle. In the locker room afterwards, Kampman said "I had a player that did something real dirty to me ... This was stuff that he shouldn't be doing and he won't do it again."
Yeah, it sounds more like something you'd expect to hear on Montel, but I think the point is clear. Just in case you missed it, though, Rodney Harrison, known around the world as the NFL's dirtiest player, weighs in:
"I'm going to tell you, we saw it on film," New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison said after facing the Giants in the regular-season finale. "It wasn't no secret. They push, they hit late, they come at you and try to take you out. That's the way they play."Anybody else get punched in the face with the irony here? Next, I suppose Harrison will be railing on athletes caught using human growth hormone.
Whatever, this could be bad news for Eli Manning, particularly if the Giants fall behind early. Although Manning has been playing out of his mind the last month or so, if New York has to turn to the passing game to play catch-up, I'm guessing Kampman will be looking to exact some revenge. So if you see Jared Lorenzen on the field at any point Sunday, you can thank O'Hara.




