The Pittsburgh Steelers begin OTAs today and nobody expects DL Cameron Heyward to show up. This would have been news to the Steelers a week ago when reports first surfaced about his plans. According to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he never mentioned it to them directly.
Heyward, a team captain, has always been a fixture at every stage of offseason workouts as a leader and example. He’s already skipped the first phases, however, and he made clear on his Not Just Football podcast that he won’t be at voluntary OTAs, either.