Novato do Steelers, Eli Heidenreich, impressiona crítico no minicamp

A escolha de sétima rodada do Pittsburgh Steelers, Eli Heidenreich, demonstrou habilidades promissoras durante o minicamp de novatos, provocando uma mudança de opinião no veterano crítico Mark Kaboly. O ex-aspirante da Marinha, que compareceu ao draft uniformizado, já havia concordado com os termos de outra equipe antes de sua seleção.

Mark Kaboly, falando na rádio 93.7 The Fan, admitiu que inicialmente havia descartado a escolha. “Eu não era um grande fã da escolha de Eli Heidenreich”, disse ele. “Eu apenas imaginei que fosse apenas uma jogada de marketing.” No entanto, após observar Heidenreich realizar os exercícios, Kaboly notou semelhanças visíveis com Christian McCaffrey em termos de tamanho, conjunto de habilidades e rapidez ao passar pela linha de scrimmage. Ele enfatizou que Heidenreich não é McCaffrey, mas afirmou que o talento ficou claro em campo.

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