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Gerald McCoy Calls Derrick Harmon Favorite Draft Moment, Shares Touching Story

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Few can relate to Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie Derrick Harmon. A weekend full of the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Being drafted in the first round but losing his mother, Tiffany, all in the same day. For former NFL defensive lineman Gerald McCoy, he was touched by – and can relate to – what Harmon’s experiencing.

NFL Network shared their favorite draft moments of the weekend. McCoy chose Harmon’s.

“When I got drafted, everybody saw the tears,” McCoy told the post-draft panel Saturday. “Everybody thought it was about living out the moment of being drafted.