Steelers draften Runningback Eli Heidenreich aus ihrer Heimatstadt

Die Pittsburgh Steelers haben den Runningback und Wide Receiver Eli Heidenreich von der Navy in der siebten Runde des NFL Draft 2026 ausgewählt. Der aus Pittsburgh stammende Athlet kehrt nach einer herausragenden Karriere an der Naval Academy zu seinem Heimatteam zurück. Heidenreich hat bereits begonnen, sich während des Rookie-Minicamps in den Kader zu integrieren.

Heidenreich, ein Absolvent der Mt. Lebanon High School, der sein Team zu einem Staatsmeistertitel führte, stellte an der Navy Receiver-Rekorde auf und war einer von nur zwei Spielern, die sowohl 1.000 Yards durch Laufen als auch durch Fangen erzielten. Er schrieb den Erhalt seines Stipendiums an der Navy dem Besuch eines High-School-Camps zu und sprach über die militärische Familientradition, zu der sein Großvater, ein Lieutenant Commander der Navy, und ein Onkel, der als Sanitäter bei den Marines diente, gehören.

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