Thanks to his size and usage with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Najee Harris has the reputation of an old-school power back. He’ll carry the ball and barrel ahead, but not offer much else for an offense. But Harris pushed back on the notion, believing his versatility can be an asset if an offense chooses to highlight it. He implied during his opening press conference with the Los Angeles Chargers, that the Steelers didn’t do that.
“I’m a versatile back,” he said as shared by the Chargers’ Twitter/X account. “It’s just a certain offense I guess, I was just used a certain way.