{"id":7298,"date":"2024-10-04T03:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7298"},"modified":"2024-10-04T03:00:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:00:29","slug":"steelers-najee-harris-responds-to-major-diss-from-colts-lb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7298","title":{"rendered":"Steelers\u2019 Najee Harris Responds to Major Diss From Colts LB.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2172288752.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2172288752.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2172288752.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2172288752.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Najee Harris\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"828\" data-dom-ready-time=\"913\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris responded to Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin calling him soft after Week 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s never a good thing to hear a football opponent call one soft. But\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0running back\u00a0Najee Harris\u00a0didn\u2019t seem to care all that much about the derogatory descriptive word on October 3.<\/p>\n<p>Reporters asked Harris if he had any reaction to\u00a0Indianapolis Colts\u00a0linebacker\u00a0Zaire Franklin\u00a0calling him soft after Week 4. Harris smiled and responded, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a great player, man. Great player. We were going back and forth at it all game,\u201d Harris said to the media,\u00a0via ESPN\u2019s Brooke Pryor. \u201cCompetition man. It is what it is. Tip my hat off in victories, tip my hat off in defeats. So when I saw the comment, I was just laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can talk whatever you want. It is what it is. You can\u2019t win them all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Najee Harris on Zaire Franklin\u2019s post about him after the Indy game, \u201cHe\u2019s a great player \u2026 I was laughing, like \u2018hey man, you won, you can say whatever you want.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/amplify_video\/1841918782593253376\/vid\/avc1\/1280x720\/Oxk1oQ8VKZUNYhVT.mp4?tag=16\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Franklin\u2019s \u201csoft\u201d comment describing Harris came on his X (formerly Twitter) in response to a Colts fan writing the Indianapolis defense \u201cowned\u201d Harris on September 29. Franklin wrote, \u201cKid is soft. 84 run harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The No. 84 referred to fellow Steelers running back\u00a0Cordarrelle Patterson.<\/p>\n<p>Patterson ran for 43 yards on just six carries, averaging 7.2 yards per rush against the Colts. In the same game, Harris averaged under 1.5 yards per carry, running for 19 yards on 13 attempts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers\u2019 Najee Harris Laughs Off Major Diss<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s probably two different ways to view Harris\u2019 clap back, or lack thereof, to Franklin after the Colts linebacker called him soft.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the veteran running back has supported the idea of winners get to brag while losers have to take it. So, after gaining only 19 yards and the Steelers losing 27-24 to the Colts, Franklin earned the bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>And maybe what Harris said about him and Franklin \u201cgiving it\u201d to each other throughout Week 4 was true. Franklin\u2019s tweet was just a continuation of that.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Harris showed good sportsmanship not engaging in public trash talk through the media.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, one NFL player calling another soft in a conversation with a fan on social media isn\u2019t going to come across as friendly trash to a lot of people. It\u2019s actually a pretty big dig, and some Steelers fans may not care that Harris finds it funny.<\/p>\n<p>It was no laughing matter that Harris posted the worst yards per carry average since December 2021 versus the Colts.\u00a0Harris is averaging\u00a03.4 yards per rush through the first four weeks this season.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s never been a particularly efficient running back. But last year, he averaged 4.1 yards per carry.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Will Harris Break Out Against the Cowboys?<\/h2>\n<p>Harris has a matchup in Week 5 that could help him look much stronger. The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0will enter\u00a0<em>Sunday Night Football\u00a0<\/em>with the sixth-worst run defense in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Three of Dallas\u2019 first four opponents averaged\u00a0at least 4.9 yards per rush.<\/p>\n<p>But last week, the Cowboys run defense greatly improved, as the unit held the\u00a0New York Giants to 26 rushing yards on 24 attempts. Dallas also last played on Thursday, September 26, so the Cowboys defense will have extra time to prepare for Harris.<\/p>\n<p>So, it\u2019s hardly a guarantee Harris experiences a breakout performance Sunday night. In fact,\u00a0the Colts are\u00a0the No. 31-ranked run defense in the league, and they had no issues stopping Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers hope the same doesn\u2019t happen against the Cowboys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyPittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris responded to Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin calling him soft after Week 4. 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