Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris finished the 2024 NFL regular season with 1,043 rushing yards. This makes his fourth straight 1,000-yard season to start his career. Something no NFL running back has ever done.
But those numbers need to be put in perspective and NFL legend and Fox Sports broadcaster Troy Aikman did it perfectly. When a graphic was put up on the screen during the broadcast showing Harris’ streak, Aikman didn’t hold back.
“We need to raise the bar on 1000-yard rushers,” Aikman said. He then correctly pointed out the NFL season is now 17 games, which further waters down the numbers. As Aikman said, he “couldn’t be less impressed” with Harris averaging just over 61 yards per game on the ground. This is despite the Steelers having the 4th most carries in the NFL this season.
Harris is set to hit free agency and it isn’t clear if the Steelers will make an attempt to re-sign him or let Harris sign elsewhere.
