Najee Harris: \'I\'ll Get 500\' Carries If It Helps Steelers Win

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Najee Harris: \'I\'ll Get 500\' Carries If It Helps Steelers Win 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:20 pm

Najee Harris led the NFL with 381 carries as a rookie and he doesn\'t appear ready to slow down.

Earlier this offseason, the running back discussed the Pittsburgh Steelers\' plan to reduce his workload, but more recently Harris expressed a desire to do whatever it takes to win games.

Rich Eisen asked Harris if he could go for 400 touches in 2022.

\"I\'ll get 500 (expletive),\" he responded. \"Listen, I didn\'t have an issue with it. It was the media who had an issue with it. I told them every game, \'If this is the way we\'re winning, I can carry the load.\' I train to carry loads. It\'s not something that I haven\'t done before. I did it in college, high school, NFL. For me to get that much carries, I was like, man, is we winning games? It was a long streak where someone was saying if I have 25 carries, then we\'re undefeated. So OK, this is our identity right here. Let\'s keep this going on, let\'s keep this going. Listen, if I get 500 carries, as long as we\'re winning, it doesn\'t really matter.\"

Via Kevin Patra/NFL

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