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Cam Heyward signs three-year extension with Steelers
By Matt Hanifan,
2 days ago
Cam Heyward signs three-year extension with Steelers
Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers captain Cam Heyward signed a new three-year, $45 million extension with the organization, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler was among the first to report Tuesday. The deal will include $29 million in new money with $16 million guaranteed, per Fowler.
After the news was announced, Heyward posted pictures on social media of him signing the contract.
Heyward previously expressed wanting to be a “one-helmet guy,” a feat that’s few and far in-between in professional sports.
“There are certain guys who are one-helmet guys,” Heyward said in June . “I want to be one of those one-helmet guys. There’s a hunger and a desire there, but that doesn’t mean just hanging it up and calling it a career. To me, I have more bullets to fire and I’m excited to do that.”
Heyward has been one of the team’s heart-and-soul cogs along that defensive front since Pittsburgh drafted him No. 31 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
The six-time pro bowler and three-time All-Pro tallied 33 tackles–25 solo–with six tackles-for-loss and two sacks in 11 games last season. He suffered a groin injury in Week 1 against the San Francisco 49ers and wasn’t the same upon return. That came after back-to-back season of recording double-figure sacks and 14 tackles behind the line of scrimmage in 2021 and 2022.
Heyward is in the last year of his current four-year, $65 million deal, per Spotrac . He owns a $16 million base salary with a $22.4 million cap hit, the fourth-highest amongst defensive linemen in the NFL; he trails only Maxx Crosby ($30.5 million), Kenny Clark ($26.4 million) and Montez Sweat ($25.1 million).
Spearheaded by Heyward, All-Pro EDGE rusher T.J. Watt and Minkah Fitzpatrick , the Steelers are expected to have one of the NFL’s top defenses once again in 2024. Will they perform up to expectation? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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