Pittsburgh Steelers DL Cam Heyward has played with a lot of good pass rushers throughout his career. Early in his career, he played with James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley. He’s been there since the Steelers drafted T.J. Watt.
Heyward has also seen Alex Highsmith develop and earn his big payday this past offseason. That kind of payday puts a lot of pressure and expectations on a young player. Some may argue that Highsmith’s 4.5 sacks and five tackles for a loss this season aren’t living up to the contract. Just don’t tell that to Heyward. He was asked during Friday’s media availability about how well Highsmith is playing this season, and Heyward had nothing but praise for the young outside linebacker per the video from Steelers.