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Steelers' Jaylen Warren Rewarded for Big Block Against Bengals

The NFL rewarded Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren for a textbook block against the Bengals.

Stephen Thompson

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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren has been the victim of hefty fines from the NFL at times this season, racking up $97,112 in fines for a pair of unnecessary roughness penalties (one of which was rescinded). 

So when Warren leveled a devastating block on Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt in Week 16, many expected him to incur another fine, but the NFL surprised the Steelers tailback with a kudos instead. Warren was named the NFL's Way to Play Award winner for this week, the crew on NFL Network's Good Morning Football announced. 

Warren's powerful block set the tone for the Steelers in a must-win game. He put Pratt on his back and Calvin Austin was able to walk in for the second Steelers touchdown of the night. 

The Way to Play Award comes with a $5,000 grant that the player can gift to a youth or high school football program of their choice. 

"It's same foot, same shoulder, he delivers the blow, there's no helmet, he knocks the guy down, makes the huge block for his teammate," former Patriots safety and GMF host Devin McCourty said. "He does it the right way."

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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