The Pittsburgh Steelers declined the fifth-year option on Najee Harris' contract, but the running back's agent clarified it wasn't by request.
As ESPN's Brooke Pryor shared, Doug Hendrickson shot down the rumor that Harris asked for the Steelers to decline the fifth-year option to give him the freedom to sign elsewhere for the 2025 campaign:
This comes after Paul Zeise of 93.7 The Fan said, "Little birdie said Najee Harris actually asked for the Steelers to decline his fifth-year option because he would like to go play somewhere else."
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