There is no denying that, despite his best efforts to push through injury and return quicker from surgery than he probably should have, Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive lineman Cameron Heyward wasn’t his usual self in 2023.
Despite the injury-ravaged year, Heyward remains revered as one of the very best along the defensive line in the NFL, even at 35 years old.
In Pro Football Focus’s defensive lineman rankings Thursday, Heyward checked in at No. 5 overall, behind only the likes of Kansas City’s Chris Jones, the New York Giants’ Dexter Lawrence, the New York Jets’ Quinnen Williams and Carolina’s Derrick Brown.