Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris reported to training camp on Wednesday despite not getting his fifth-year extension and no word of any sort of contract negotiations. Of course, just because we haven’t heard about contract talks doesn’t mean they aren’t happening.
But in this case, that’s exactly what it means. Harris slinked into the dorms at Latrobe and dodged the reporters but later returned and talked about all the contract topics. And when he was asked what the Steelers had said to him about a new contract, Harris offered up a concise one-word answer.
“Nothing.”
This really does make one wonder if the Steelers have just moved on from Harris and are just letting him play out the season and then move on.
What #Steelers told Najee Harris about why no extension pic.twitter.com/H5lyS5HzvL
— 93.7 The Fan (@937theFan) July 24, 2024
If this is the case, we might see an expanded role for Jaylen Warren this season as the team prepares for the future or they might just give Harris a heavy workload before he rides off into the sunset.
