As it turns out, players don’t always have a ton of divisional pride. At least not when it comes to their divisional rivals having postseason success. Take the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Cameron Heyward, whose team did not qualify for the playoffs this year.
Asked on the latest episode of his podcast who his pick was for the Super Bowl this season, he said, “I’ll say [Kansas City] wins it all. Just for my sake so nobody else from the AFC North wins”.
Of course, he said it with a laugh, but he probably means it, too.