The most interesting part of the Pittsburgh Steelers arrival at Latrobe for training camp on Wednesday was the interview running back Najee Harris did with reporters. After skipping the media upon his arrival, Harris came out and shared his thoughts on the team as well as his contract situation.
Harris has been very outspoken about the undervaluing of NFL running backs when it comes to contracts. Harris and other NFL backs are seeing the types of massive deals that receivers are getting and wondering out loud why they don’t have that same sort of value in the market.
Then Harris took it one step further and made the claim that he literally carried the Steelers offense some games.
“I wouldn’t say devalued,” Harris said. “They’re only devalued when it comes time to pay. They’re not devalued, though, if you look around. There are games where I literally carry the offense. It’s not really devalued, but when it comes time to pay, that’s when they want to devalue the position.”
Harris has six 100-yard rushing games in his three-year career. Harris has been incredibly reliable, rushing for more than 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons. Harris’ career high in rushing came in his second career game when he did carry the Steelers as he rushed for 188 yards against the Cleveland Browns in a 26-14 win.
It is unclear if Harris is playing his final season in Pittsburgh or not.
