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‘Definitely The Go-To’: Yahya Black Says Belly-Rub Celebration Will Return

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ run defense got gashed in Week 1. This week, they’ll be looking to improve upon that performance, and that could result in rookie Yahya Black getting more playing time. Black impressed in the preseason and quickly won over fans, thanks in large part to his funny celebration where he rubbed his belly after registering a sack. Black explained how that moment came about, and if it could return.

“There was some stuff going around about my belly hanging out, and I embrace it,” Black said Thursday on The Arthur Moats Experience. “And it just happened.