Much of the attention coming out of last Saturday’s preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks at Acrisure Stadium centered on rookies Kenny Pickett and George Pickens for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 32-25 win. One rookie that had a relatively large impact overall though in multiple phases of the game was rookie tight end Connor Heyward.
He flew under the radar in the win, much like he did throughout his college career at Michigan State, showing he was a true football player that could contribute in a positive way towards winning football. Coming out of Saturday’s win over the Seahawks, Heyward earned quite a bit of praise for his play on offense and on special teams, but as his own hardest critic, Heyward saw some “good, bad, ugly” on tape coming out of his first NFL action.