The Pittsburgh Steelers contract saga with Cameron Heyward has been one of their biggest stories this offseason, as Heyward has made it clear he wants a new contract and missed the first two weeks of OTAs in response to not having an extension. Heading into training camp, it’s once again become a story given that Heyward still doesn’t have a new contract and could hold-in, and Mike DeFabo of The Athletic examined the layers of what will go into extending Heyward on 93.7 The Fan with Josh Rowntree.
While DeFabo acknowledged in the past that Heyward has been a top-five talent, the Steelers need to pay for him for what he will do, not what he has done, and there’s question marks with his age and injury history.