Steelers' Cam Heyward sends a message to the front office after revealing he and other stars are on borrowed time in Pittsburgh
Cam Heyward is more than just his accolades and titles. He's the voice of the players who have donned the Black and Gold of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And in a recent appearance on the Rich Eisen show, Heyward spoke for him and some other big names in Pittsburgh as it pertains to the state of […]
Cam Heyward is more than just his accolades and titles.
He's the voice of the players who have donned the Black and Gold of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And in a recent appearance on the Rich Eisen show, Heyward spoke for him and some other big names in Pittsburgh as it pertains to the state of the Steelers…
Cam Heyward feels a sense of urgency in Pittsburgh
“I think we’re in a state of urgency," Heyward told the Rich Eisen Show. "We have a lot of guys, like myself, that are in the latter stages of their career and we all want to win. It’s not just enough to win a playoff game, which we haven’t won in a couple of years, and there’s a bad taste in our mouth because of that.”
Well, while the standard is championships in Pittsburgh, the team has not won a playoff game in nearly a decade. So taking baby steps might be the best course of action, although the Steelers believe they can contend right now.
That's why they are all in on Aaron Rodgers, even if Heyward raised some eyebrows with his comments on the decorated passer…
"I ain’t doing that darkness retreat. I don’t need any of that crap. Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t," Heyward said of Rodgers on his podcast. "That’s simple, that’s the pitch. If you want me to recruit, that’s the recruiting pitch. Pittsburgh Steelers if you want to be part of it, so be it. If you don’t, no skin off my back.”
But the sentiment in Heyward's statement is true. He, T.J. Watt, and Minkah Fitzpatrick, the core of the Steelers' defense and team, don't have much longer. Sure Heyward played at an All-Pro level last season, and yes Watt is getting ready to break the bank again, while Minkah is firmly entrenched in his prime.
That doesn't mean this group is long for the NFL though. Things change in an instant. The regression and erosion of skillset is often sudden opposed to linear. Heyward knows that.
He just wants the decision-makers in Pittsburgh to know it as well. He wants one final run at a championship. One last chance to cement his legacy as one of the best Steelers ever.
We'll see if they listen, or stick to status quo.