Cam Heyward knows what it’s like to wonder about your payday. A former first round pick who has signed a couple of long-term deals, there’s a bit of an angst to it. Balancing thinking about your future with focusing on the present, working on getting better each day, while not doing anything to jeopardize your impending deal. There’s no wrong answer and every player handles things differently. It’s the situation EDGE rusher Alex Highsmith finds himself in, likely just months – maybe weeks – away from a long-term deal and Wednesday, Heyward praises Highsmith’s approach.
“I think Alex is not letting it effect his craft,” Highsmith said as tweeted by The Trib’s Chris Adamski.