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DT Cameron Heyward (6x Pro Bowl, 3x All Pro, Pittsburgh Steelers)

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brodybuck21 said:
Cam with a fumble recovery yesterday (1 of 5 Buckeyes recovering fumbles on the day)
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http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/11/29363/ohio-state-buckeyes-in-the-nfl-week-12

All of the Fumbles
Nine former Buckeyes saw action on defense or special teams yesterday. Five of them recovered fumbles. Which, yeah, don't even bother calculating those odds.
Nate Ebner, GIF'd up top, landed on a fumbled punt in overtime to help his Patriots to top the Broncos in improbable fashion. He went modest after the game, saying, “I was in the right place at the right time.”
Will Allen, A.J. Hawk, Cam Heyward and James Laurinaitis also collected fumbles.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...p-cameron-heywards-fifth-year-option/related/

Steelers pick up Cameron Heyward’s fifth-year option
Posted by Mike Wilkening on April 22, 2014, 9:45 AM EDT
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The Steelers have exercisedtheir 2015 option on defensive end Cameron Heyward, the club said Tuesday morning.

The move comes after the 24-year-old Heyward had a breakout 2013 season for Pittsburgh, setting career-highs in tackles (59) and sacks (five). He also defended seven passes. Most importantly, he established himself as a core member of a defense that has desperately needed to get younger.

The Steelers selected the 6-foot-5, 288-pound Heyward with the No. 31 overall pick in the 2011 draft. He was a backup in his first two NFL seasons before garnering a starting role in 2013.

According to salary figures reported last week by NFL Media’s Albert Breer, Heyward is slated to make$6.969 million in 2015.

An Ohio State product, Cameron Heyward is the son of the late Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, who had an 11-season NFL career as a running back / fullback.
 
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Cam Heyward signs 6-year, $59.25M contract with Pittsburgh Steelers
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13270981/pittsburgh-steelers-sign-cam-heyward-long-term-deal

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Defensive end Cam Heyward has agreed to a six-year deal with the team, which confirmed the news Thursday night. The deal is worth $59.25 million, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, confirming terms first reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Heyward will make about $21 million within the first eight months of the deal, according to a source. Much of that total is from a signing bonus.
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Contract talks between both sides had been productive this summer, and the expectation was that things would heat up approaching camp, which opens July 26. Heyward was scheduled to play on a $7 million option that voids with a long-term deal.

After 53 tackles and 7.5 sacks last season, Heyward is considered a leader of a retooled defense that lost several aging veterans from a year ago. He is the first Steelers end to tie or lead the team in sacks since Aaron Smith in 2004.

Pittsburgh won the AFC North title last season in spite of a defense that slipped to 18th in yards allowed and 27th against the pass thanks in part to a pass rush that struggled to generate consistent pressure.

Changes came quickly in the offseason. Hall of Fame defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau left and was replaced by linebackers coach Keith Butler. Longtime defensive end Brett Keisel, who served as Heyward's mentor, was released while safety Troy Polamalu and cornerback Ike Taylor retired.

Heyward's future never really was in doubt. The Steelers exercised their fifth-year option on his rookie deal last spring, and nailing him down long-term became a priority once quarterback Ben Roethlisberger agreed to a contract extension in March.
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The 31st overall pick in the 2011 draft, Heyward has 106 tackles, 15 sacks and 12 passes defended in 64 consecutive starts, which is tied for the third-longest active streak among NFL defensive ends.

In June, New Orleans Saints 3-4 end Cameron Jordan signed a six-year, $62 million contract with $33.5 million guaranteed. Jordan has made a Pro Bowl and Heyward hasn't, but Heyward is now the highest-paid 5-technique end without a Pro Bowl appearance.

Heyward told ESPN in June that Butler would create more one-on-one matchups for defensive linemen and said he is "salivating" at the possibilities.

"I can't wait until the season starts," Heyward said.
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sparcboxbuck said:
If they fined him anything over $1.00 they suck.

It's no wonder I don't watch football on Sunday... or Monday... or Thursday.
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It's not like he was calling attention to a religion, suspended player, and/or commercial product, etc. The NFL should show some compassion here and suspend the fine; it's not too much different than wearing pink wrist bands and/or shoe laces (i.e. cancer awareness). However, they probably won't because they don't want the NFLPA to use it as a precedent in any similar cases that might occur in the future. Also, the NFL (Goodell) is already pissed about losing to Brady (on his "deflategate" suspension) in court, Goodell is not likely to concede anything.
 
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