The underdog might be a fan favorite, but it’s still not easy being that person. At least it’s not for Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Jaylen Warren, a college free agent out of Oklahoma State who refused to believe that he made the team on cutdown day basically until somebody told him he made it after the deadline.
Even now most of the way through his rookie season, having carved out a regular role for himself—he has played about 35 percent of the team’s snaps when healthy since the bye week—he’s not taking anything for granted when it comes to job security.