Colts LB Zaire Franklin took a shot at a Steelers player following a distasteful pregame gesture
The Indianapolis Colts picked up a big win in Week 4 over the Pittsburgh Steelers to improve to 2-2 on the year. To the victors goes the bragging rights, and Colts defensive captain Zaire Franklin had some choice words for a Steelers offensive player who chose to flip off the fans at Lucas Oil Stadium before […]
The Indianapolis Colts picked up a big win in Week 4 over the Pittsburgh Steelers to improve to 2-2 on the year.
To the victors goes the bragging rights, and Colts defensive captain Zaire Franklin had some choice words for a Steelers offensive player who chose to flip off the fans at Lucas Oil Stadium before the game.
The Steelers player seen flipping off the jumbotron is running back Najee Harris, who the team drafted in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Franklin shared exactly what he thought of the Steelers RB by saying, "Kid is soft." He also went further by saying, "84 run harder." Franklin is referring to Steelers RB Cordarrelle Patterson, who wears number 84.
The Steelers' leading rusher on the day was quarterback Justin Fields, who had 55 yards and two touchdowns. The RB with the best day, though, was Patterson, who turned six rushing attempts into 43 yards, so he ran for an impressive 7.2 yards per carry. On the other hand, Harris didn't have the same success on the day. He had a team-high 13 carries but could only muster 19 rushing yards, which is only 1.5 yards per carry.
The Colts' run defense struggled early this season by allowing over 200 rushing yards in the first two weeks of the season, both of which the team lost. But the past two weeks, they have rebounded well by only allowing 122 to the Steelers in Week 4 and only 63 to the Chicago Bears in Week 3. If you are going to talk trash online, you have to be able to back it up. Zaire Franklin had a fantastic outing with nine total tackles and a highlight reel play that forced a turnover on downs where he met QB Justin Fields in the gap, so I'd say he earned the right today.
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