Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward has a fine appeal hearing on Tuesday and said he would like to explain to NFL commissioner why he is violating the league’s uniform policy.
Heyward was fined $5,787 last week for wearing a personal message on his uniform. Heyward wore eye black with the words IRON HEAD on them in honor of his late father, Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, who died of a brain tumor in 2006.
The fine escalates to $11,576 for the second offense and stays at that penalty for the remainder of the season.
“A lot of people are struggling with cancer and that’s what my message was,” Heyward said Monday afternoon.