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In a poll of 296 NFL players conducted by Sports Illustrated, Steelers WR Hines Ward was named the league's dirtiest player. Rodney Harrison finished second. Just kidding, Albert Haynesworth was second, with 6% of the votes (Ward received almost 12%).
Ward, 33, has a long history of physical play. Last October, he was fined $15,000 for hits in back-to-back weeks that weren't penalized during the game. Later that month, Ward broke the jaw of Bengals rookie linebacker Keith Rivers with a surprise downfield block. The hit, which ended Rivers' season, did not draw a flag. "That's what he's known for," Bengals safety Chinedum Ndukwe said. "He's a blind-side guy."
Hines Ward a dirty player? This guy, Mr. Smiles? How's that possible? Oh, right.
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