Father Time comes for us all. For NFL players, the thought is terrifying. You can be in your prime one year and fall off an absolute cliff the next.
We’ve seen it happen repeatedly with players at every position. It’s never pleasant, and it’s always tough for players and fans to swallow. How can a player who was once so feared to be reduced to a role player? Do they even have that in their DNA, or are they too competitive to accept the lesser role?
For Cameron Heyward, this dilemma has become all too real. He’s far from over the hill yet, but we can see the decline coming, albeit slowly.