Many expected 2024 to be a swan song of sorts for three-time All-Pro defensive lineman Cam Heyward. After all, he missed six games in 2023 due to injury and was entering the final year of his deal at age 35. At least that’s what we though. The Steelers and Heyward came to an agreement on a two-year extension that will keep No. 97 in Pittsburgh through the 2026 season.
Even if fans were excited about the fact that Heyward would remain in Pittsburgh, there had to be some doubt to his level of play being anywhere near what it had been after an injury-plagued season and his advancing age.