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Steelers Predicted to Land Superstar Replacement for Najee Harris
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will likely be moving on from Najee Harris as they head into next season due to not exercising his fifth-year option last offseason.
With Harris no longer in the picture, the Steelers would need to make significant moves in order to replace a consistent 1,000 yards a season.
Although this year’s running back class projects to be one of the deepest in a long time, the Steelers may look to make a splash at the position in the first round.
With the second-most rushing yards in a single season in NCAA history (falling short by 28 yards), former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty projects as a high-level contributor at the next level and will be a top running back selected in this draft.
Although he didn’t beat Barry Sanders’ records for single-season rushing yards and touchdowns, he did break almost every Boise State record.
Kyle Crabbs of media outlet The 33rd Team projects that the Steelers will take Jeanty in the first round, dropping team fit for a best player available approach for the Steelers selection.
“The Steelers’ DNA is well established.” Crabbs wrote. “This team embraces a physical brand of football, and under Mike Tomlin, they will want to play smash-mouth football and run the ball. Najee Harris is set to hit free agency this offseason after four years and nearly 1,300 touches from scrimmage. Resigning him would not be a bad idea, but spending on a running back is always controversial. Instead, Pittsburgh could take advantage of the slide experienced by Ashton Jeanty here to get a fresh workhorse behind their revamped offensive line courtesy of recent draft classes.”
Although it’s unlikely that Jeanty falls to the 21st pick where the Steelers will select, it would be quite the selection for a Steelers team in need of a dynamic running back. The Steelers should not worry if they cannot land Jeanty, however, due to the depth at the positon in this year’s draft.
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A hunter in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was charged after nearly shooting a person, according to police.
Karen Gaus, 42, was arrested and charged with recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct in connection with the incident, officials said.
The Susquehanna Regional Police Department said in a news release that officers responded to Beattys Tollgate Road in East Donegal Township on Nov. 29 for a hunting complaint. Police said a homeowner was outside their residence when they heard multiple gunshots and a bullet passing by.
Officers began investigating and found Gaus nearby, who admitted that she was hunting and fired two shots at a deer in the direction of the victim’s home, according to the news release.
Gaus, according to court documents, is awaiting her preliminary hearing, which is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2026.
Pennsylvania’s firearms deer season ends on Saturday. It opened on Nov. 29 and included two Sundays: Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. Earlier this summer, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill that reversed what state lawmakers called the “outdated” ban on Sunday hunting.
Before the firearms deer season began, the Game Commission said it expected more than 500,000 hunters would be out and about.
The New York Giants have released former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud, the team announced. McCloud was on their practice squad.
McCloud was released from the Atlanta Falcons earlier this season after being sent home by head coach Raheem Morris in a mysterious exit.
“I sent him home,” Morris said. “Excused absence — home. Working through some things right now that are private with my young man, and we’ll figure those things out as we go.”
The former Falcons wide receiver room has gone through ups and downs. They fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliward in Week 3, a coach that McCloud is close with from his time with the Steelers. Hilliard coached McCloud for two seasons.
Morris said that McCloud’s issues have nothing to do with the fact that Hilliard was fired.
“This is between Ray-Ray, the organization and us and dealing with those things,” Morris said. “Nothing to do with that. It is just more a football thing and what we got to get straightened out.”
The former Steelers wide receiver is a valuable slot receiver who can also be a key cog on returns, but has floated around the NFL over the years trying to find a long-term home.
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