Retired Steelers Greats Salute Kenneth Gainwell
March 23rd, 2026
Steelers great James Harrison.
New Bucs running back Kenneth Gainwell earned a very high level of respect in a hurry during his lone Steelers season last year.
And the bar is crazy high in Pittsburgh, where the last losing season was in 2003 and several Hall of Fame players have walked through the doors.
Joe dialed up the Deebo & Joe podcast yesterday to hear what hosts and former Steelers great James Harrison and Joe Haden had to say about Gainwell.
Man, they sure love the guy. Haden was adamant that Gainwell gave everything he had at all times, so he deserves applause walking out the Steelers door.
“He went hard. He did everything he had to do. It’s not like he cut corners because he didn’t like Pittsburgh,” Haden said of Gainwell.
Harrison really emphasized how Gainwell was voted team MVP by Steelers players last year.
Both believed Gainwell was being serious when he told Tampa reporters that he’s been hungry to return to playing in the south. He grew up in Mississippi went to college at Memphis.