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Today we talk about a key strength the Jets have in their backfield that could pose a problem for the Steelers that ended their season last year.

How can they be better prepared for it?

We talk about that today.

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We are joined by the Shelby Cassessia, Channel 11, WPXI TV. You guys see her all the time. We do stuff

there every year. Shelby, it's great to have you back on the show. Hello, Chris. Thank you

for having me. And happy 2025 NFL season. We finally made it to week one. We finally made it.

It is, it is just, it's, it's always such a long break, right? Like, we, we, we, and I'm a, I'm a nerd because I always look, look up stats and information. When I see pro football reference finally shift from last season records to the all zeros on their front page, I'm like, oh, it's here. A momentous occasion.

The NFL does a great job of staying relevant year-round. But for some reason, it's like these

last two or three weeks tend to move the slowest when the team returns from training camp.

They're at the facility. You know, the storylines that you've covered throughout training camp

are still kind of there. You're just waiting to see them on a Sunday. The Steelers waiting to hit a team in another jersey for real. So I'm very excited. It's going to be a good year for us, Chris, I think, on the Steelers beat. Same here. Now, we're going to get to more about the defensive line later, but Mike Tomlin did come out in his press conference and say Cam Hayward he thinks certainly will play he also said

Derek Harmon is out. Nick Herbe is questionable

for this contest. But the addition of a Derek Harmon and a YA Black and the inclusion of

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