Steelers selecionam o running back local Eli Heidenreich da Navy

O Pittsburgh Steelers selecionou o running back e wide receiver Eli Heidenreich, da Navy, na sétima rodada do Draft da NFL de 2026. Natural de Pittsburgh, ele retorna ao time de sua cidade natal após uma carreira de destaque na Academia Naval. Heidenreich já começou a se integrar ao elenco durante o minicamp de novatos.

Heidenreich, formado na Mt. Lebanon High School e que levou sua equipe a um título estadual, estabeleceu recordes de recepção na Navy ao se tornar um dos dois jogadores a registrar 1.000 jardas tanto correndo quanto recebendo. Ele atribuiu a uma visita a um acampamento de ensino médio a conquista de sua bolsa de estudos na Navy e falou sobre a tradição militar familiar que inclui seu avô, um capitão-de-corveta da Marinha, e um tio que serviu como médico junto aos Fuzileiros Navais.

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