March 20, 2026 • 3 mins
RB Rico Dowdle talks to Missi Matthews about joining the Steelers and more
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Rico Deldo get to the call. He run really hard,
he finds pres and he attacks.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
He's so hard to fort del.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
Rico. Was Mike McCarthy the main reason why you wanted
to come to Pittsburgh?
Speaker 2 (00:17):
He was definitely one of the main reasons why I
chose here when my agent started talking to them and
he was like, Pittsbury the opportunity and like reaching out.
But like I said, opportunity and coach McCarthy definitely played
a big factor to me choosing Pittsburgh.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
What did you like about him as a coach.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
He's a player's coach, you know. One of the main
things for me just getting with him. I think it
helped me going through injuries in college. Think he helped
me get my body to his best form, and it's
obviously helped me get to where I'm at today. I
think that was one of the major things for me though,
just injuries and how he reacts to with his players
and stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
You've had back to back one thousand yard seasons. Does
that mean anything to you or is that kind of,
you know, something a stat that's on the outside and
not that important to you.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
I wanna say it not necessarily does. It doesn't mean
something to me, but I mean it's kind of behind
me now and now it's can I go do it again?
I gotta go do it again this year. It don't
it doesn't really matter. I've got to where I'm at now.
I did it, and I'm definitely proud and that I've
did that, being able to accomplish that being undrafted and
things like that. But you gotta continue to go put
(01:21):
my best foot for it and do it again. Let's
to go.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
You mentioned being undrafted. Jalen Warren was also undrafted. Is
there like a chip on your shoulder because of that
or is that kind of in the past?
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Uh? I think it. It definitely uh puts a chip
on your shoulder when you uh, when you go undrafted
because for god like me, I always had to make
the team fight for my spot and just continue to
keep fighting. So it definitely ay, and it kind of
gives you the sense that you were overlooked and things
like that. But you know, everybody doesn't get drafted. Everybody
has their own path. But I definitely would say it
(01:53):
puts a chip on your shoulder and it just pushs
you and to wanna be better and work harder and
gets you want.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
You're as head coach Dave Canalis, he said that you
run with tempo and violence. True.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
Oh, I could say it's some truth to that. Yeah, tempa. Yeah,
I definitely want to be patient a little bit trying
and fill it out and go and then be violent
once I do get north and south. So yeah, definitely
tape pride and being violent when I'm running football.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Has that always been the tape of running back you
wanted to be from you know, high school to college
before coming to the NFL.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Yeah, I definitely say I always ran kind of even
since I was little. Ya always when you was a
little kid, you see somebody get rand over, it's like, oh,
like trust that. Yes, I definitely think I've been like
that since I was little.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
I saw in high school. I believe your senior year
you had to move to quarterback. Things went extremely well
for your team. What did that perspective help in terms
of being a running back and seeing more from a
quarterback's point of view.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I think it helped me like just understand defenses better
than honestly, you know, high school. It's not the same
level high school as there is in college and the NFL,
but just getting back there from from seeing the defense
from a quarterback perspective. I've been able to do that
and I've been the third like emergency quarterback for the
past two for the Cowboys, then for the Panthers last year.
I've been the emergency quarterback on game days and things
(03:10):
like that. But I definitely think it helped, like see
the defense and understanding a little bit better.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Last one for you, do you have a favorite player,
a favorite running back that you kind of grew up in,
like the way that they moved or how physical they were.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Oh wait, they move physical. I'll say Adrian Peterson for
like physicality, Marshaun Lynch guys like that physicalities. But my
favorite running back growing up was Reggie Bush. That's why
I we add at number five and things like that.
That was my favorite running back ground up.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
All right, thanks for reco welcome to its perg. Thank you,
Rico Deldo get to the call. He run really hard,
he finds pres and he attacks.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
He's so hard to fort del.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
Rico. Was Mike McCarthy the main reason why you wanted
to come to Pittsburgh?
Speaker 2 (00:17):
He was definitely one of the main reasons why I
chose here when my agent started talking to them and
he was like, Pittsbury the opportunity and like reaching out.
But like I said, opportunity and coach McCarthy definitely played
a big factor to me choosing Pittsburgh.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
What did you like about him as a coach.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
He's a player's coach, you know. One of the main
things for me just getting with him. I think it
helped me going through injuries in college. Think he helped
me get my body to his best form, and it's
obviously helped me get to where I'm at today. I
think that was one of the major things for me though,
just injuries and how he reacts to with his players
and stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
You've had back to back one thousand yard seasons. Does
that mean anything to you or is that kind of,
you know, something a stat that's on the outside and
not that important to you.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
I wanna say it not necessarily does. It doesn't mean
something to me, but I mean it's kind of behind
me now and now it's can I go do it again?
I gotta go do it again this year. It don't
it doesn't really matter. I've got to where I'm at now.
I did it, and I'm definitely proud and that I've
did that, being able to accomplish that being undrafted and
things like that. But you gotta continue to go put
(01:21):
my best foot for it and do it again. Let's
to go.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
You mentioned being undrafted. Jalen Warren was also undrafted. Is
there like a chip on your shoulder because of that
or is that kind of in the past?
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Uh? I think it. It definitely uh puts a chip
on your shoulder when you uh, when you go undrafted
because for god like me, I always had to make
the team fight for my spot and just continue to
keep fighting. So it definitely ay, and it kind of
gives you the sense that you were overlooked and things
like that. But you know, everybody doesn't get drafted. Everybody
has their own path. But I definitely would say it
(01:53):
puts a chip on your shoulder and it just pushs
you and to wanna be better and work harder and
gets you want.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
You're as head coach Dave Canalis, he said that you
run with tempo and violence. True.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
Oh, I could say it's some truth to that. Yeah, tempa. Yeah,
I definitely want to be patient a little bit trying
and fill it out and go and then be violent
once I do get north and south. So yeah, definitely
tape pride and being violent when I'm running football.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Has that always been the tape of running back you
wanted to be from you know, high school to college
before coming to the NFL.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Yeah, I definitely say I always ran kind of even
since I was little. Ya always when you was a
little kid, you see somebody get rand over, it's like, oh,
like trust that. Yes, I definitely think I've been like
that since I was little.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
I saw in high school. I believe your senior year
you had to move to quarterback. Things went extremely well
for your team. What did that perspective help in terms
of being a running back and seeing more from a
quarterback's point of view.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I think it helped me like just understand defenses better
than honestly, you know, high school. It's not the same
level high school as there is in college and the NFL,
but just getting back there from from seeing the defense
from a quarterback perspective. I've been able to do that
and I've been the third like emergency quarterback for the
past two for the Cowboys, then for the Panthers last year.
I've been the emergency quarterback on game days and things
(03:10):
like that. But I definitely think it helped, like see
the defense and understanding a little bit better.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Last one for you, do you have a favorite player,
a favorite running back that you kind of grew up in,
like the way that they moved or how physical they were.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Oh wait, they move physical. I'll say Adrian Peterson for
like physicality, Marshaun Lynch guys like that physicalities. But my
favorite running back growing up was Reggie Bush. That's why
I we add at number five and things like that.
That was my favorite running back ground up.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
All right, thanks for reco welcome to its perg. Thank you,
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