Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward, the team’s union representative for the NFL Players’ Association, went on record Friday night on Twitter as being against the idea of in-person workouts this offseason. According to multiple reports on Friday, the players union is pushing hard for an all-virtual offseason much like the league went through in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic kept team facilities closed until training camp.
“Can we all agree we love football?” Heyward first tweeted Friday night. “More meetings go by but still no definite answers behind the @NFL stance to make players come in for off-season workouts.