By all accounts, the Pittsburgh Steelers ' 2024 NFL Draft was a huge success. On offense, Pittsburgh drafted three players who will likely start this season. On defense, the Steelers drafted three promising prospects who are expected to add quality depth while also contributing to their special teams units.

Steelers declined the fifth-year option on RB Najee Harris, giving him the ability to become an unrestricted free agent after this season. Steelers are not ruling out a deal later on. pic.twitter.com/EFNi7nHzW6

The Pittsburgh Steelers are not picking up Najee Harris’ fifth-year option, Channel 11 News confirms. The running back is signed through this upcoming season. However, without the fifth-year option, he is set to become a free agent in spring 2025. Harris’s option cost was $6.790 million for the fifth year.

The Pittsburgh Steelers just made an unexpected move regarding Najee Harris' contract. The Pittsburgh Steelers won’t pick up the fifth year option on the contract of Najee Harris. That’s a very surprising move considering he is the only running back in the NFL with more than 1000 yards in the last three seasons.

The Steelers have a total of seven picks in this year's draft. The team does not have any picks in the fifth or seventh rounds, as those selections were dealt away in the Kevin Dotson trade to Los Angeles and the Diontae Johnson trade to Carolina, respectively.

In a move that shocked many, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced they would not be picking up the fifth-year option for running back Najee Harris. Harris, the 24th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, has been a significant figure in the Steelers’ backfield,

T he Pittsburgh Steelers made a very savvy organizational decision by deciding to decline the fifth-year option for running back Najee Harris. It was the correct decision for them to make. Harris simply wasn't putting up top of the market running back production before Jaylen Warren came along.