Lady Steel
04-06-2015, 03:19 PM
Running back Josh Harris knows he has a lot of work ahead of him this offseason, and he is ready for it.
The past year has been filled with ups and downs for Steelers’ running back Josh Harrishttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/josh-harris/eca0b748-6bb1-425d-a33b-2b9eac045652/). He went from being an undrafted rookie without a team until the Steelers signed him during training camp, to being signed to the practice squad, and then placed on the active roster in November and stepping into the role of number two back behind Le’Veon Bell.
Harris, who started at Wake Forest and was disappointed he wasn’t drafted, was happy with the way things turned out in the end.
"It felt really good because you know how hard you worked,” said Harris. “To see, okay things didn’t go as you planned, because I didn’t get drafted or signed. When those things aren’t there you sit there and think, now what. For them to call and me to come in for camp, and the preseason was great. Then to make the practice squad and then the active roster. It was good to see my hard work pay off.
“I remember there were times I was sitting at home and I knew I put all of this work in and wasn’t seeing it. For me to finally be here and be in this position, it shows me that the hard work really pays off.”
Harris knew he had a lot to prove coming in as a free agent, but he also felt those drafted had even more responsibility proving their worth.
“It’s not really as bad as it seems,” said Harris of coming in as an undrafted free agent. “I feel like the guys that get picked up in the first and second rounds have a lot of responsibility. For me, I just had to prove I belong here. That is what I did and I am happy about that.”
http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Harris-This-offseason-is-huge/1e3dec1f-a45e-4bd1-a200-bd09b244a8dc
The past year has been filled with ups and downs for Steelers’ running back Josh Harrishttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/josh-harris/eca0b748-6bb1-425d-a33b-2b9eac045652/). He went from being an undrafted rookie without a team until the Steelers signed him during training camp, to being signed to the practice squad, and then placed on the active roster in November and stepping into the role of number two back behind Le’Veon Bell.
Harris, who started at Wake Forest and was disappointed he wasn’t drafted, was happy with the way things turned out in the end.
"It felt really good because you know how hard you worked,” said Harris. “To see, okay things didn’t go as you planned, because I didn’t get drafted or signed. When those things aren’t there you sit there and think, now what. For them to call and me to come in for camp, and the preseason was great. Then to make the practice squad and then the active roster. It was good to see my hard work pay off.
“I remember there were times I was sitting at home and I knew I put all of this work in and wasn’t seeing it. For me to finally be here and be in this position, it shows me that the hard work really pays off.”
Harris knew he had a lot to prove coming in as a free agent, but he also felt those drafted had even more responsibility proving their worth.
“It’s not really as bad as it seems,” said Harris of coming in as an undrafted free agent. “I feel like the guys that get picked up in the first and second rounds have a lot of responsibility. For me, I just had to prove I belong here. That is what I did and I am happy about that.”
http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Harris-This-offseason-is-huge/1e3dec1f-a45e-4bd1-a200-bd09b244a8dc