This season has been a true breakout campaign for Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren. As the team's feature back for the first time in his career, Warren quickly became the focal point of the Steelers offense and is leading the way as Pittsburgh comes off the bye week, sitting at 6-2 and on top in the AFC North.
I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Warren about his season along with his other passion, Call of Duty. Warren is doing some promotional work for the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare transformed first-person shooters by ditching World War II combat for ripped-from-the-headlines contemporary warfare; the Modern Warfare banner has stood as the gold standard of military gaming.
The original trilogy revolutionized online multiplayer with customizable loadouts and killstreaks while cementing iconic figures like Captain John Price and Task Force 141 into pop culture lore. After Activision successfully rebooted the sub-series in 2019 to focus on grittier, photorealistic tactical operations, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 arrives as the high-stakes culmination of that storyline. Delivering explosive cinematic storytelling, refined gunplay, and expansive multiplayer modes, the latest installment pushes the multi-billion-dollar franchise forward while remaining anchored in the relentless intensity that made Call of Duty a global entertainment juggernaut.
I asked Warren what he considered the biggest difference this season and why he has been able to be so successful, and Warren made it clear it was all about getting an opportunity. "What's changed for me this year," Warren asked. "I don't know. I guess just opportunities. Yeah, they're definitely with them putting their trust with the ball in my hands. I've made sure to come in this year to be able to, you know, do my thing. And I've always, I've always felt like I was capable back. And so it's, I guess, it's just showcasing this year."
It was clear Warren is a COD fan, even if he doesn't get as many opportunities to play during the season. "Man, I grew up playing Call of Duty," Warren said. Yeah, that's my that's my game. Yeah, yeah. I've I've grown up with it ever since. Like, um, what Call of Duty Three? Yeah, Call of Duty didn't even have an online feature. Yeah. Oh yeah. I was always playing." Warren admitted he hadn't gotten enough chances to play the newest iteration of the legendary franchise yet but said he loved the maps and we talked about everything from locations to maps, movement, and loadouts.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Exclusive: Steelers RB Jaylen Warren talks breakout season and COD4
