With Ben Roethlisberger riding off into the sunset following the announcement that he would be retiring after the 2021 season, Cam Heyward now becomes the “grizzled vet” the team looks to in the locker room in terms of leadership and mentorship.
This won’t be much of a change for Heyward, being 33 years of age and having played 11 NFL seasons since being drafted back by Pittsburgh 31st overall in the 2011 NFL Draft, having done his fair share of mentoring of younger players over the years as a clear culture guy and a natural leader in the locker room.