Colts' Zaire Franklin trash talks Steelers' Najee Harris on social media

Mike Moraitis

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Colts' Zaire Franklin trash talks Steelers' Najee Harris on social media image

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After the Indianapolis Colts' Week 4 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, linebacker Zaire Franklin took time out of his day to trash talk running back Najee Harris.

After jumping out to a 17-0 lead in the first half, the Colts and their defense nearly coughed the game up in the second half, as the Steelers made a valiant comeback attempt before falling just short and losing, 27-24.

Harris had a rough go of it during the game, as he averaged a shade over one yard per carry and saw his biggest play come through the air after a 32-yard gain in the second half. Meanwhile, Franklin finished second on the team in tackles with nine.

Once the game was in the books, Franklin took to social media to call Harris "soft" and noted that he thinks the Steelers' other running back, Cordarrelle Patterson, runs harder than Harris.

While Franklin is entitled to his opinion, Harris' 32-yard catch and run that saw him run over a Colts defender in the process would beg to differ. The Steelers running back does anything but run "soft."

As Harris struggled to get anything going against a Colts run defense that entered the game as the league's worst, Patterson was excellent in place of the injured Jaylen Warren, with the veteran back ripping off 43 yards on six carries and totaling two receptions for 19 yards in the first half.

Unfortunately, Patterson didn't make it through the game after he suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter before being ruled out in the third. His status is obviously up in the air for Week 5.

The Steelers will look to rebound next Sunday in a home matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. Meanwhile, the Colts will look for their third straight win in a road matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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After cutting his teeth with Bleacher Report, Mike Moraitis has covered the Los Angeles Rams and Tennessee Titans for FanSided, and the Titans and New York Giants for USA TODAY Sports Media Group. On top of his duties with Sporting News, Mike is the managing editor and lead writer for Titans Wire.