When the Pittsburgh Steelers made H-back Connor Heyward their sixth-round pick at 208th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft, head coach Mike Tomlin said it had nothing to do with him being the younger brother of All-Pro defensive lineman and team captain Cameron Heyward.
Tomlin focused on Heyward’s abilities, always throwing his support behind the football player that Connor Heyward was, believing he’d be a good one for the Steelers.
That belief paid off Sunday in Week 18 against the Cleveland Browns and had Tomlin and Cameron Heyward sharing a special moment on the field following Heyward’s 27-yard leaping, twisting catch down the middle of the field, helping set up Derek Watt’s 1-yard touchdown run to cap off the win.