Najee Harris’ role with the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t change heading into his fourth season, but how he looks doing it will. Steelers radio analyst Craig Wolfley confirmed on the Big Blue Kickoff podcast that Harris has “slimmed down” this spring, ostensibly in an effort to play with more burst and rack up more explosive runs.
“Najee Harris has slimmed down,” Wolfley told Paul Dottino, host of the New York Giants centric show. “Dropped some weight. Now think about this, when [Le’Veon Bell], before he was drafted, Mike Tomlin said to him, ‘You need to drop some weight, about 20 pounds.