Players across the NFL are the use of the begin of the offseason to get healthful after some other lengthy season. That can be mainly said for one of the Steelers first-rate defenders.
DT Cameron Heyward, who simply wrapped up his thirteenth season in the league, introduced on Instagram that he underwent surgery.
“Surgery finally done,” Heyward posted. “Ready to get again to feeling good!”
Heyward appeared uncertain about his football future following Pittsburgh’s wild-card spherical loss to the Bills. But he announced his plans to return remaining month.
“I’m no longer retiring. I hate to be blunt about it, but I’m no longer retiring,” Heyward said on his ‘Not Just Football with Cam Heyward’ podcast. “I would like to get my body healthy. I simply played an entire season on one freaking leg the place I ought to barely run proper after the season.”
We now understand what he intended when he stated he desired to get his body healthy. The 34-year-old suffered a groin damage in Week 1 that landed him on injured reserve for eight weeks. Clearly, it was once a whole lot worse than in the past thought.
Heyward used to be capable to return but he was once never 100 percent the relaxation of the year, which is why he had arguably his worst statistical season in over a decade.
The six-time Pro Bowler completed the year with just 33 tackles and two sacks.
The primary motive Heyward likely compelled a comeback this season was to get some other style of the playoffs. But his group fell short as soon as again, which is why he needs to supply it another go in 2024.
“I suppose the team here, collectively, is a robust team that can win a Super Bowl,” Heyward added. “I have a lot of desire for that. That’s the component that bugs me the most at night, no longer having an opportunity to win a Super Bowl.”
Heyward will be 35 at the begin of subsequent season and it may want to be his closing ride as injuries proceed to mount at the end of his career.
