ASTONISING:Running back for Steelers as RB Najee Harris is suing his own club for not granting him a fifth-year option.

ASTONISING:Running back for Steelers as RB Najee Harris is suing his own club for not granting him a fifth-year option.

 

– Running back Najee Harris will become a free agent following the 2024 season as the Steelers declined his fifth-year option for the 2025 campaign on Thursday, a source informed ESPN.

Additionally, sources told ESPN that the organization formally declined quarterback Justin Fields’ fifth-year option. This was to be expected.

After this season, though, the Steelers are not ruling out reaching an agreement with Harris, sources told ESPN. After installing the new offensive, there’s a sense that the team wants to give Harris and the other running backs some time to adjust to Arthur Smith’s scheme before committing to him in the long run.

RB Najee Harris claimed in a statement released by his legal counsel that the agreement was to prolong the fifth-year option, following which he will be named captain.However, since the agreement was broken, Steelers ought to be held accountable and compens

Fields’ fully guaranteed option was expected to cost $25 million, while Harris’ option was estimated to cost the organization $6.7 million. Harris, 26, was the first player in Steelers history to carry for 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons after being selected with the 24th overall pick.As a rookie, Harris participated in 84% of the offensive snaps and hardly left the field. However, because the team discovered a balance by employing both running backs, Harris’ role has decreased with the signing of UDFA Jaylen Warren in 2022. Following the 2024 season, Warren is expected to be a restricted free agent.

Under the NFL’s new kickoff regulations, the quarterback might be one of the Steelers’ kick returners, according to Pittsburgh running back Jaylen Warren. Warren made this suggestion during a live taping of teammate Cam Heyward’s podcast.

Regarding the new kickoff regulations, Warren stated, “I think it’s pretty good.” “Everything starts to happen as soon as you contact the ball.