Jaylen Warren e Rico Dowdle miram o clube de 1.000 jardas terrestres dos Steelers

Os running backs do Pittsburgh Steelers, Jaylen Warren e Rico Dowdle, ambos ex-agentes livres não draftados, buscam entrar para o grupo exclusivo de corredores dos Steelers com 1.000 jardas ou mais em uma temporada. Esse grupo atualmente inclui apenas Willie Parker. Warren chegou perto no ano passado com 958 jardas, enquanto Dowdle atingiu a marca em cada uma das duas últimas temporadas.

O backfield do Pittsburgh Steelers conta com Jaylen Warren e Rico Dowdle no topo, ambos agentes livres não draftados (UDFAs) que devem ser responsáveis pela maioria das corridas ao lado de Kaleb Johnson. A história dos Steelers inclui poucos running backs UDFAs de sucesso, com Willie Parker sendo o único a superar 1.000 jardas terrestres em uma temporada. Parker alcançou isso em 2005, 2006 e 2007 após assinar como UDFA em 2004. Warren assinou em 2022 e quase alcançou o marco na temporada passada, terminando com 958 jardas, apesar de ter perdido um jogo e dividido o tempo em campo com Kenneth Gainwell. Dowdle, que jogou anteriormente com Chuba Hubbard na Carolina, somou 1.076 jardas na última temporada e agora acumula 1.000 jardas terrestres em cada um dos últimos dois anos. Ele disse a Missi Matthews que pretende chegar à sua terceira temporada consecutiva. As grandes atuações de Dowdle destacam seu potencial: entre 2024 e 2025, ele teve cinco jogos com 130 ou mais jardas terrestres, empatando em terceiro lugar na NFL atrás de Derrick Henry (10) e Saquon Barkley (9). Parker e Warren são classificados como os running backs UDFAs de maior sucesso na história dos Steelers, com apenas Warren Heller (1934) e Bull Karcis (1937) superando 500 jardas em uma temporada. Warren e Dowdle podem formar a próxima dupla de sucesso de Pittsburgh na posição.

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