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Najee Harris Explains How Man-To-Man Conversation With Nick Saban Led To ‘Rock Solid’ Relationship After Years Of Bumping Heads

Every Pittsburgh Steelers fan by now knows that running back Najee Harris came out of Alabama under the coaching of Nick Saban, whom he helped win a trophy or two. Early on, however, it seems Saban didn’t understand where Harris was coming from, and the running back divulged some of the details of the early makings of what he now calls a “special relationship”.

“You know, I could be hardheaded sometimes. I guess he wasn’t used to that”, he told Cameron Heyward on the Not Just Football podcast. “He was just used to, like, ‘Yes, sir’. So I kind of talked back.