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Steelers, veteran DL Cameron Heyward agree to 3-year deal

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PITTSBURGH -- Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward and the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal that includes $29 million in new money and $16 million fully guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, giving Heyward the security he needed to become a coveted "one-helmet guy" and eventually retire a Steeler.

"There's certain guys that are one-helmet guys, and I want to be one of those one-helmet guys," Heyward, 35, said in June amid contract negotiations. "And there's a hunger and desire there, but that doesn't mean just hanging it up and calling it a career.