When it comes to defense in today’s NFL, how good or bad a player is on the field is seemingly boiled down to a certain statistical category.
For defensive backs, it’s interceptions. For linebackers, it revolves around tackles and tackles for loss.
Defensive linemen and edge rushers? It all comes down to sacks. Nothing else.
That irks Pittsburgh Steelers’ star defensive lineman Cameron Heyward.
Appearing on the “Off The Edge” podcast with New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Cameron Jordan, Heyward spoke against the fact that defensive linemen and pass rushers are seemingly only judged by their sack numbers, rather than being a complete player, which is something he prides himself on being.