His relentlessness is one of the reasons he reached the NFL and one of the reasons he has gone from being on the fringe of the team's leadership circle to right in the middle of it in the span of a year. How he can do that if he has the ball all the time is, well, not his problem to figure out. He's committed to taking better care of his body and his routine now includes a weekly visit from a massage therapist.
The 6-foot-1 Harris is somehow lean and thick at the same time. Good luck pinpointing where he put those 10 pounds. He's currently listed at 242 pounds, technically 10 pounds heavier than he was a year ago. He bristled during minicamp when asked about his weight. can spell Harris a little more frequently, Pittsburgh's hopes of taking some of the pressure off quarterback Mitch Trubisky relies heavily on Harris' ever-churning legs. While the Steelers are hopeful backups like Warren and Benny Snell Jr. It's one of the many reasons he couldn't help but roll his eyes near the end of 2021 whenever he was asked if he was worried about being on the field too much. Harris welcomed the work even while the coaching staff grappled with "how much is too much" for their young star. His 381 touches led the league and his 1,200 yards rushing broke a franchise rookie record set nearly a half-century ago by Hall of Famer Franco Harris. I don't want to get hurt but I mean like. "So I mean you could say (the injury) was a blessing in disguise. "They keep saying (practicing a lot) is not the best thing to do," Harris said. Harris injured his left foot early in training camp, a largely minor setback that allowed Tomlin to keep Harris under wraps without having to get into an esoteric discussion about the decision. The conversations between Harris and Tomlin were largely one-sided during the preseason. It doesn't matter if it's a Sunday in front of a packed stadium or a Wednesday on a practice field that's largely quiet save for the occasional whistle and the incessant hum of nearby trains. Harris isn't wired to embrace the downtime. Tomlin and Faulker are doing their best to try to play the long game, aggressively managing Harris' playing time during the week in an attempt to keep him fresh for the grind of a 17-game regular season. He's a relentless worker, to the point where he admits getting into "arguments" with Tomlin and running backs coach Eddie Faulkner about the number of live reps he may get during a practice.
Harris is a leader with the ball in his hands. It means conduct yourself in the way that you've conducted yourself because your teammates think that's admirable.'" "He said, 'What does this mean to me?'" Tomlin said. Shortly after earning the title on Monday, Harris approached coach Mike Tomlin for a quick primer. Even if Harris wasn't exactly sure what the job entailed.