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Najee Harris Says He Felt ‘Belittled’ by Nick Saban in 2020

Steelers running back Najee Harris previously opened up about his clashing with Alabama football coach Nick Saban during the four seasons he played there.

On this week’s episode of The Pivot Podcast, the 24-year-old revealed another part of the story that he had never mentioned before. At one point during the 2020 season, Harris briefly left the program due to an incident he had with Saban.

“It was COVID year, and I came back to school,” Harris said. “It was our last incident. Imagine all four years, we kind of like, bumped heads, in a good way.