The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing to unveil a very different running game in time for the 2021 season, and the feature change is at the running back position with Najee Harris in the backfield, in whom they invested a first-round draft pick back in April.
Not only is he entering the NFL as a rookie (of course), though, he’s also preparing to help inaugurate the league’s first 17-game season. But the Steelers and running backs head coach Eddie Faulkner have no reservations. In their minds, he’s built for it.
“Being at a program like Alabama and coming from somewhere that plays a lot of games, he’s all the way ready for that kind of situation”, Faulkner told reporters following Sunday’s practice.