Jerome Bettis confident Steelers will be 'top-tier' team opponents fear in 2024

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The Pittsburgh Steelers' 2024 schedule is not a friendly one, as they will be facing a gauntlet following their bye week, which includes all of their divisional games with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs sprinkled in. 

Some have called it one of the toughest schedules they have seen in years, as the AFC North is one of the toughest divisions in football this season. 

However, Pro Football Hall of Famer and legendary Steelers running back Jerome Bettis thinks his former team is looking at the schedule and salivating. 

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Jerome Bettis signs a football during Touchdowns on the Green, the Inaugural Tim & Sherice Brown Celebrity Golf Invitational to Blitz Human Trafficking before Super Bowl LVIII at Topgolf Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

That is because he feels they are primed to be one of the "top-tier teams" in the NFL this year. 

"I think the Steelers are going to be one of those top-tier teams that everyone else is going to be looking at on their schedule like, ‘Oh boy, they’re going to be a tough team to beat.’ So I’m excited about the season and the schedule," he told Fox News Digital while sharing his excitement to cohost the Aire Serv Ultimate Fantasy Football Draft Party in Nashville, Tennessee, this August.

Of course, Bettis is always thinking optimistically about his former team, but there is a big reason behind his excitement for the season. 

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