Cameron Heyward reacts to Steelers drafting his youthful brother
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive finish Cameron Heyward reacted to the crew deciding on his youthful brother, Michigan State tight finish Connor Heyward.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are all about bringing households collectively. The crew already had three duos of brothers on the roster: the Watt brothers (T.J. and Derek), the Edmund brothers (Terrell and Trey) and the Davis brothers (Carlos and Khalil). Now, they’ve added a fourth: the Heyward brothers.
On the ultimate day of the NFL Draft, the Steelers used their 208th-overall choose within the sixth spherical on Michigan State tight finish/fullback Connor Heyward, the youthful brother of star defensive finish Cameron Heyward.
After discovering out that his youthful brother is now on the Pittsburgh roster, Cameron despatched out a humorous tweet.
Cameron Heyward reacts to Steelers drafting his youthful brother
Whereas Cameron did joke that he most likely has a brand new roommate, he did ship out an emotional message on his Instagram account to congratulate Connor of creating it to the NFL. Included within the submit is a photograph of Cameron discovering out he was chosen by the Steelers within the first spherical of the 2011 NFL Draft with Connor within the room.
Connor Heyward performed 5 seasons with the Spartans, the place he contributed within the passing sport and the working sport. This previous marketing campaign, Heyward caught 35 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns. General, Heyward recorded 96 receptions for 711 yards and 4 touchdowns, along with 825 dashing yards and 5 touchdowns on 211 carries.
In February, Heyward spoke with media about his versatility on the offense after a 2022 Senior Bowl observe.
“I’m being utilized in a number of methods,” he advised Steelers Depot. “The playbook, studying daily and taking it day-by-day. I feel one-on-ones went effectively. I received each my reps move professional after which received my route, ran an choice route. I feel I may’ve performed higher in a number of the crew interval. It was the primary day. We haven’t performed soccer shortly so everyone’s messing up, everyone’s anxious and able to go. I feel at present’s gonna be so much smoother.”
Discovering out that Connor can be teaming up with Cameron in Pittsburgh needed to be an superior second for the Heyward household.
