The Facts: Harris led the NFL with 381 touches last season and became the first rookie in league history with 300-plus carries and 70-plus receptions. He was the workhorse of all workhorses. Earlier this offseason, Harris discussed the Steelers' plan to lessen his workload by taking certain plays off. Joining the Rich Eisen Show earlier this week, Harris made it clear he's open to whatever workload the team needs to win. Eisen asked Harris if he could go for 400 touches in 2022. "I'll get 500 (expletive)," he responded.

Diehards Line: For record-keeping purposes, no player in NFL history has ever had 500 touches in a season. The top is James Wilder with 492 in 1984 with Tampa Bay, per Pro Football Reference. Larry Johnson sits second with 457 in 2006 with Kansas City. Harris rushed 307 times for 1,200 yards and seven touchdowns and added 74 catches for 467 yards and three additional scores during his Pro Bowl rookie campaign. "Listen, I didn't have an issue with it. It was the media who had an issue with it. I told them every game, 'If this is the way we're winning, I can carry the load.' I train to carry loads. It's not something that I haven't done before. I did it in college, high school, NFL. For me to get that much carries, I was like, man, is we winning games? It was a long streak where someone was saying if I have 25 carries, then we're undefeated. So OK, this is our identity right here. Let's keep this going on, let's keep this going. Listen, if I get 500 carries, as long as we're winning, it doesn't really matter. ..." Entering Year 2, it makes sense for the Steelers to try to lessen Harris' workload. The question is whether they have a backup capable of keeping the offense moving when he's on the sideline. At this point, the expectation should be a very heavy workload for Harris, even if it's not 500 turns.