Being a Steeler can be hazardous

— -- Exactly 19 days ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers thought so much of linebacker James Harrison's diminished skills that they actually organized a formal retirement ceremony to celebrate the fact that he could no longer play the game of football at a high level.

On Tuesday, the Steelers signed Harrison, 36, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year, to their active roster.

What happened in those 19 days? It's simple. The same thing that has plagued Pittsburgh for the past three seasons.

Injuries. Lots and lots of injuries.

or sign the 36-year-old Harrison, who, at times in the Bengals' 3-4 scheme last year seemed to move slower than kudzu, which, I guess, makes him a perfect fit for the 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers' new injury-plagued Steel ER Curtain Defense.