Steelers RB Najee Harris Avoids Major Injury, Should Play Against Patriots

The Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten good news regarding the injury to running back Najee Harris. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, all tests have come back negative for major issues on Harris’s foot, and there’s optimism he’ll play in Week 2 against the New England Patriots. 

Harris left in the fourth quarter of the season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. He limped off to the sideline and was later seen in the tunnel wearing a boot on his left foot.

Tests today on Steelers’ RB Najee Harris’ foot injury came back negative and there is a belief that, according to a source, he “should be good to go” Sunday vs. the Patriots.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 12, 2022

Harris’s injury is reportedly considered a re-aggravation of a lisfranc sprain he suffered during training camp. If he’s unable to play in Week 2, Jaylen Warren and Benny Snell Jr. would be the team’s running backs against the New England Patriots.

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