Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Productive to close out season
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Heyward racked up 74 tackles (39 solo), including 10.5 sacks, along with four pass defenses, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery over 17 appearances in 2022.
Heyward appeared in every game for the fourth time in the last five seasons and posted the second-highest sack total of his career during his age-33 season. He tallied 5.5 sacks over the final four weeks of the season and logged a season-high eight tackles during the Steelers' Week 18 win over Cleveland. He has a significant cap hit over the final two years of his contract with the Steelers, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him remain with the team given how productive he's been over the last several seasons.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Records sack against Atlanta
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Heyward tallied four tackles (two solo), including a sack, along with a pass defense during the Steelers' 19-16 win over Atlanta on Sunday.
Heyward was limited to just one solo tackle during last week's win over Indianapolis, but he was slightly more effective against the Falcons while logging a sack for the second time in the last three games. He now has 46 tackles (26 solo), including five sacks, along with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two pass defenses over 12 appearances this year.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Effective against Bengals
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Heyward recorded seven tackles (four solo), including a sack, during the Steelers' 37-30 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday.
Heyward has been somewhat inconsistent in the tackling department this season, but he matched his highest total of the season Sunday while recording his third sack in the last five games. The 33-year-old now has 41 tackles (24 solo), including four sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defense over the first 10 games of the year.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Records sack in win
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Heyward logged three tackles (two solo), including a sack, during the Steelers' 20-18 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Although Heyward's tackle count remained relatively low during Sunday's Week 6 win, he was one of two Steelers to record a sack. Over his first six appearances this season, he's racked up 24 tackles (12 solo), including two sacks, along with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defense.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Limited Wednesday
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Heyward (elbow/ankle) was limited during Wednesday's practice, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Heyward picked up the elbow and ankle injuries during the team's Week 4 loss to the Jets, but it's an encouraging sign that the veteran defensive end was able to at least log a limited session Wednesday. He'll have two more practices to upgrade to a full participant before the team needs to make a decision on his status for Week 5.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Gets banged up
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Heyward suffered elbow and ankle injuries in Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Jets, according to head coach Mike Tomlin, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
The significance of Heyward's injuries is still unknown, but he did appear to play through the ailments during Sunday's game, where he recorded three tackles. Updates on his status for Week 5 against the Bills will likely be coming throughout the upcoming week.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Leaves practice early
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Heyward exited Thursday's training camp session premature with an apparent left foot/ankle injury, Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Once Thursday's practice concluded, the veteran pass rusher came back out to engage with fans, which could indicate the issue isn't too serious. Heyward's injury will be something worth monitoring over the next few days, which also puts his status for Saturday's preseason game against the Jaguars in question. The veteran pass rusher is slated to reclaim a starting role on the defensive line this upcoming season after earning first-team All-Pro honors in 2021.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Productive in OT win
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Heyward racked up six solo tackles and a sack in Sunday's 16-13 OT win over the Ravens.
Heyward tied for the team lead in tackles during Sunday's regular-season finale. The 32-year-old also recorded at least half a sack in six of the last seven games in the regular season. He appeared in every game this year and had a career-high 89 tackles (54 solo) along with 10 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and nine pass defenses.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Records sack in loss
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Heyward logged eight tackles (two solo) and a sack in Sunday's 41-10 loss to the Bengals.
Heyward had recorded just two sacks across the first six games of the season, but he now has 3.5 sacks across his last five appearances. During that time, the 32-year-old has totaled 21 tackles (12 solo), 3.5 sacks, two pass defenses and an interception.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Suffers injury Monday
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Heyward (ankle) was injured in the Steelers' win over the Bears on Monday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Heyward's injury is not considered serious and was categorized as minor bumps and bruises by head coach Mike Tomlin. Heyward will try to return to the field later this week.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Racks up nine tackles
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Heyward recorded nine tackles (six solo) and one sack in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Seahawks.
Heyward played 89 percent of the Steelers' defensive snaps and recorded a season-high nine tackles in the overtime victory. Heading into Pittsburgh's Week 7 bye, the 32-year-old has totaled 36 tackles (20 solo), two sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and five pass defenses.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Notches fourth sack
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Heyward made five tackles (two solo), including a sack, in Sunday's 28-24 win over the Colts.
After three straight seasons with more than eight sacks, Heyward producing just four sacks thus far is disappointing. The veteran defensive end has also added 54 tackles (30 solo) and three pass breakups through 15 games.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Practices in full Wednesday
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Heyward (quadriceps) was a full participant in practice Wednesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Heyward's full participation lends credence to the previous report that the quadriceps injury he sustained in last week's win over the Ravens was minor. He should be out there Sunday against the Cowboys.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Picks up minor quad injury
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Heyward sustained a minor quadriceps injury during Sunday's win over the Ravens, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The 31-year-old sustained the injury during the fourth quarter and ended up setting a season high in defensive snap count (75) and snap share (91 percent). Heyward may be limited at practice this week, but he should still have a chance to play Week 9 since it doesn't appear to be a serious issue.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Another sack in win
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Heyward had six tackles (three solo), including a sack, in Monday's 27-14 win over the Dolphins.
Despite falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter, the Pittsburgh defense held Miami to just 22 rushing yards on 11 carries in the first half. That allowed them to close the gap to 14-10, then pin their ears back and come after quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the second half. Heyward now has 4.5 sacks -- all in his last four games -- heading into Pittsburgh's Week 9 contest against Indianapolis, and he's a decent defensive lineman option in IDP formats.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Tacks on another sack
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Heyward made four solo tackles and a sack in Sunday's 26-23 overtime loss to the Ravens.
Heyward was able to take down Lamar Jackson in this contest, and he now shares the team lead for sacks (3.5) with T.J. Watt and Stephon Tuitt. This is a sustainable rate for Heyward considering he has 20 sacks over the last two seasons, and he provides a decent IDP floor by averaging five tackles per game.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Still dealing with quad issue
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Coach Mike Tomlin said Heyward (quadriceps) will continue to be evaluated and will be limited in practice this week, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Heyward went to the locker room after hurting his thigh in Monday's game versus the Bengals, but he returned promptly. His final stat line didn't look bothered, as he recorded 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble in the contest. While the Steelers plan to keep a close eye on him during this week of practice, it appears he should play in Sunday's game versus the Ravens barring any setbacks.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Cannot be contained Monday
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Heyward recorded six tackles (four solo), 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble in Monday's win over the Bengals.
Not even a thigh injury could slow down Heyward, who briefly exited the contest in the first quarter. The veteran had a litany of impressive plays Monday night, including a strip-sack late in the fourth quarter. Hewyard had not recorded a sack heading into the contest, but he's now tied for the second-highest figure in that category on the team. As long as the thigh injury is not serious, Heyward will shift his focus to Sunday's matchup with the Ravens.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: No signs of aging
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Heyward had two tackles (both solo) for two sacks during Sunday's 16-13 win over Cincinnati.
Heyward finishes up his ninth season with 51 tackles -- including eight sacks -- and one fumble recovery in 16 games. He has two years remaining on his current contract and does not appear to be slowing down. The 29-year-old has recorded 20 sacks in his past 31 games to match a much younger T.J. Watt's (24 years old) production over that same span.
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Steelers' Cameron Heyward: Two sacks in win
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Heyward totaled three tackles (two solo) including two sacks during Thursday's 52-21 win over Carolina.
The defense sacked Cam Newton five times and applied pressure all game for their widest margin of victory this season. Heyward now has 4.5 sacks on the season and will look to add to that total in Week 11 against the Jaguars.
