Coming up to the NFL level and discovering that you’re not the big man on campus anymore is the story that is told to hundreds of players every year. When everybody at the next level was a college superstar, it’s inevitable that the disparity, not just in talent, but also in experience, will reveal itself early on for those who are not adjusted to it.
One’s rookie year can be a humbling experience, but especially a learning one, and second-year Pittsburgh Steelers running back Anthony McFarland understands one valuable lesson he was taught in 2020 as a fourth-round pick—one that we all saw.