El novato de los Steelers Eli Heidenreich impresiona a un escéptico en el minicampamento

La selección de séptima ronda de los Pittsburgh Steelers, Eli Heidenreich, mostró habilidades prometedoras durante el minicampamento de novatos, lo que provocó un cambio de opinión en el veterano crítico Mark Kaboly. El exguardiamarina de la Marina, quien apareció en el draft con su uniforme, ya había acordado los términos con otro equipo antes de su selección.

Mark Kaboly, al hablar en 93.7 The Fan, admitió que al principio había desestimado la selección. "No era un gran admirador de la elección de Eli Heidenreich", dijo. "Simplemente pensé que era un gran truco publicitario". Sin embargo, después de observar a Heidenreich realizar los ejercicios, Kaboly notó similitudes visibles con Christian McCaffrey en cuanto a tamaño, conjunto de habilidades y rapidez a través de la línea. Subrayó que Heidenreich no es McCaffrey, pero afirmó que el talento era evidente en el campo.

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