The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with veteran DL Cameron Heyward sitting out of voluntary workouts as he seeks a new contract extension. Heyward is the longest-tenured Steeler and a four-time All-Pro, but he’s coming off a season where he played just 11 games after suffering a core muscle injury. Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette believes the Steelers will want to see how Heyward returns from the injury before giving him new money.
“From a business perspective, I don’t think it’s really smart for the Steelers to do a long-term deal now, but this is kind of a special situation with Cam.