But he never thought in these terms. See, Heyward has a unique perspective on football. He inherited the game from his late father, Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, and even in his mid-30s dedicates ...

For a first-round pick who grew up watching dad Craig “Ironhead” Heyward spend more than a decade as a battering ram running back for five teams, and a player who felt as if football was ...

Heyward played 71 percent of the Steelers defensive snaps in 2024, about a 10 percent dropoff from what he played in his 20s ...