Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis was a guest on The Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday, and he was asked his opinion on the current situation regarding the devaluation of running backs in the NFL. Najee Harris spoke out about the problem yesterday, and Bettis offered his insight today.
Bettis blamed the shift on colleges running a more pass-happy, wide-open offense, which led kids who would’ve been bigger running backs to switch positions to have a shot to play in college.
“So now these kids, the talented kid are switching positions, so you don’t have the full range of running backs that you can go all over the country and get a 6’2, 220 pound running back that can give you 25 carries a game.