Calouro do Steelers, Nowakowski terá papel importante sob o comando de McCarthy

A escolha de quinta rodada do Pittsburgh Steelers, Riley Nowakowski, pode ter um tempo de jogo significativo nesta temporada. O repórter do Post-Gazette, Gerry Dulac, destacou o potencial do fullback em uma conversa recente. A chegada de Mike McCarthy como líder ofensivo revitalizou a posição de fullback.

Dulac observou que McCarthy prefere fullbacks e selecionou Nowakowski especificamente por esse motivo. Ele afirmou que o calouro tem chances de jogar tanto quanto qualquer outro jogador de primeiro ano no elenco. Nowakowski demonstrou versatilidade durante as atividades organizadas da equipe e no minicamp, posicionando-se como tight end alinhado e, ocasionalmente, no slot. Sua principal força continua sendo o bloqueio, que se destacou durante a campanha do título nacional de Indiana na temporada passada. McCarthy já dependeu de fullbacks como Hunter Luepke, que registrou 30 por cento dos snaps ofensivos em seu último ano com o Dallas Cowboys. Esse padrão de uso pode se traduzir para Pittsburgh e criar oportunidades para Nowakowski, apesar da concorrência de outros tight ends.

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