PITTSBURGH --- At 34 years old in his 13th NFL season, Cameron Heyward is closer to the end of his career than the beginning.
That’s the reality of playing in the NFL.
With at least 10 sacks in each of the last two years, the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain and perennial Pro Bowler wasn’t showing any signs of slowing down prior to the groin injury that landed him on the Injured Reserve list, but NFL careers don’t last forever -- certainly not for physical maulers like the former first-rounder. Heyward, who has two years left on his current contract, even admitted in the offseason that his end-of-season reflections are getting longer as the end of his career inches closer.