PITTSBURGH -- In the nearly nine months since Najee Harris was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, Ben Roethlisberger has given the running back a crash course on what it means to be a Steeler -- not just any Steeler, but a Pittsburgh Steelers running back.
Roethlisberger's teaching moments often come between periods on the practice fields at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex and on the sideline during games, most often in high-stakes moments of the third and fourth quarters.
In those lessons, Roethlisberger seeks to both educate and encourage the rookie running back, and in one of his earliest, the quarterback also set out a blueprint for the Steelers in the post-Roethlisberger era.