The NFL exists in an era where fullbacks don’t. They’ve been phased out, replaced by speedy receivers and matchup nightmare tight ends. Fullbacks are less popular than the new Snapchat update.
But Pittsburgh has a good one. And holding onto Roosevelt Nix was a no-brainer.
Nix has done nothing but the grunt work as a Steeler. He isn’t Rocky Bleier, Larry Centers, or Jim Taylor, fullbacks who thrived with the ball. Heinz Field went bonkers when Nix scored a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens, the first of his career.