The death of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris has sent shockwaves around the NFL with many active and former players posting on social media sending their condolences. In the Steelers locker room, the current players are grieving as well.
One of those players is defensive captain Cameron Heyward, and Wednesday when meeting with the media he talked about the importance of the Harris statue in the Pittsburgh airport, and in particular the importance the Immaculate Reception has had on the city of Pittsburgh.
“I tell my son, when we pass it [the Harris statue], ‘That’s Franco,’ and he is like, ‘Oh, that’s Franco,'” Heyward said in a video posted on the Steelers YouTube page.