When the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Ladarius Green this past offseason to a highly lucrative deal, many figured that was the end of the road for talk of Jesse James being the starting tight end. Though, injuries and lingering concussion issues surrounding Green forced the Steelers to flip the script and James became a much bigger part of the offense than anyone imagined. James’ uprising in the Steelers offense could not have been more visible than throughout the 2016 post season.
While James had a slow start on the receiving end against the Miami Dolphins with just one reception for six yards, his key blocks played a pivotal part in Antonio Brown’s opening touchdown and Le’Veon Bell’s 167-yard rushing performance.