Turns out, that silly narrative that formed regarding nepotism after the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Connor Heyward in the sixth round out of Michigan State was much more ridiculous than it sounded on draft day, thanks to Heyward’s performance on offense and special teams in his rookie season.
That narrative surrounding the selection of Heyward at No. 208 overall was that he was only on the Steelers radar, and eventually selected by the black and gold, because his older brother, Cameron, was a team captain and a star player, and that the Steelers were trying to keep him happy.