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For Backfield Depth, Steelers Need To Find Another DeAngelo Williams

If we hit the rewind button and go back in time to Week 8 of the 2015 season, it’s a lesson that the Pittsburgh Steelers should keep in mind, in regards to their approach on the massive 381-touch workload by Pro Bowl running back Najee Harris. Coming off a season in 2014 in which All-Pro Le’Veon Bell looked like the best back in football, posting 1,361 yards on the ground and 854 through the air, the sky appeared to be the limit for the team, at least offensively. However, in Week 8 of that ’15 season, they learned the harsh truth about life without their All-World tailback, as he suffered a torn ACL in a November loss to the Bengals.