Earlier this week, former NFL running back Reggie Bush made headlines when he said Steelers rookie running back Anthony McFarland could be better than Le'Veon Bell.
McFarland, a fourth-round draft pick, heard the praise. He's humbled by it.
But he also isn't allowing it to go to his head.
"It means a lot coming from him," McFarland said Saturday of Bush, a former Heisman Trophy winner and 1,000-yard rusher in the NFL. "But I haven’t played a down in the NFL yet. That doesn’t really mean too much to me because I have to go out and I have to get it done.