ESPN NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay reacts to Najee Harris’ decision to go against agent’s advice and practice at Senior Bowl

Najee Harris recently made headlines for his decision to practice at the Senior Bowl, reportedly going against the advice of his agent.

AL.com’s Creg Stephenson reported that Harris managed to practice on Tuesday and Wednesday, it was reported that he missed Thursday’s practice and would be unable to play in Saturday’s game due to his ankle injury.

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay was impressed that Harris gave it a go on the practice field.

“The fact that he’s even here in pads tells you everything you need to know about Harris,” McShay said recently on the First Draft podcast. “I’ve said it before. His ankle was a grapefruit coming off of that national championship game. Jim Nagy had to basically tell him, ‘listen there is no pressure. You don’t have to play. Just show up and interview and do whatever you want.’ And he’s like, ‘no, no, you’re not talking to my agent right now. You’re talking to me. And I’m telling you that I’m going to show up and I’m going to do everything that I physically can do.’ And he’s done that so far. And that’s why, in my opinion, he’s the No. 1 running back even with Travis Etienne, who’s a great player as well. Both guys could wind up going in the first round.”

It’s unfortunate that we won’t see Harris in action on Saturday afternoon. It shouldn’t be too long, though, before we see him hurdle an NFL defender.

SDS Staff

Saturday Down South reports and comments on the news around the Southeastern Conference as well as larger college football topics.