1. Cameron Phillip Heyward was born on May 6,1989 and is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
51 Facts About Cameron Heyward
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Cameron Heyward played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft.
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Cameron Heyward is the son of former NFL player Craig Heyward and the older brother of NFL player and teammate Connor Heyward.
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Cameron Heyward was the 2006 Georgia Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year.
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Cameron Heyward totaled over 100 tackles and 16 sacks as a Senior.
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Cameron Heyward was considered the 7th best football player in Georgia, and the 13th best defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.
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Cameron Heyward benched 335 pounds and squatted 510 pounds, and was considered a scholar athlete at Peachtree Ridge High School with a GPA of 3.2.
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Cameron Heyward amassed 48 total tackles and 3.5 sacks in his senior season, returning an interception for a career high 80 yards against Miami.
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Cameron Heyward finished his career at Ohio State with 163 tackles, 37.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks.
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Cameron Heyward was the seventh defensive end selected in 2011.
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Cameron Heyward entered training camp competing with veterans Brett Keisel, Aaron Smith, and Ziggy Hood for a starting defensive end position.
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Cameron Heyward finished the season with 11 combined tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, a pass deflection, and he blocked a field goal in 16 games.
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Cameron Heyward entered training camp competing with Ziggy Hood for the vacant weakside defensive end position.
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Cameron Heyward was used as a rotational defensive end throughout the season and had 20 combined tackles and 1.5 sacks.
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Cameron Heyward began the regular season as the backup strongside defensive end behind Brett Keisel.
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Cameron Heyward remained the starting weakside defensive end for the rest of the season.
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Cameron Heyward finished the season with 59 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, five sacks, two tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery in 16 games and 13 starts.
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Cameron Heyward finished second on the team with five sacks and led the team with 31 quarterback pressures.
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On October 3,2014, Cameron Heyward was fined $22,050 by the NFL for using abusive language towards an official during Week 4 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Cameron Heyward finished the season with 53 combined tackles, a career-high 7.5 sacks, and four pass deflections in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Cameron Heyward played in 64 consecutive games during his first four seasons.
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Cameron Heyward received the sixth highest overall grade among all qualified defensive ends from Pro Football Focus in 2014.
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Cameron Heyward began the season as the de facto left defensive end, along with Stephon Tuitt.
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Cameron Heyward finished the season with 54 combined tackles, seven sacks, and two pass deflections in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Cameron Heyward was ranked 88th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Cameron Heyward's streak ended at 85 consecutive games and 49 consecutive starts.
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On November 13,2016, Cameron Heyward suffered a torn pectoral muscle during the Steelers loss to the Dallas Cowboys where he recorded two solo tackles.
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Cameron Heyward announced two days later that he would be placed on injured reserve and would miss the rest of the season.
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Cameron Heyward finished the season with 22 combined tackles, three sacks, and four pass deflections.
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Cameron Heyward's performance earned him his second AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors of the season.
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Cameron Heyward finished the season with 45 combined tackles, a career-high 12 sacks, and three pass deflections in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Cameron Heyward was ranked 48th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Cameron Heyward finished the season with 51 tackles, 8 sacks, 3 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery.
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Cameron Heyward was ranked 88th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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Cameron Heyward was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl.
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Cameron Heyward was named First-team All-Pro for the second time in his career.
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Cameron Heyward was ranked 84th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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On September 6,2020, Cameron Heyward signed a four-year, $65.6 million contract extension with the Steelers.
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Cameron Heyward finished the 2020 season recording 54 total tackles four sacks, five stuffs, one interception and three passes defended.
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Cameron Heyward was ranked 57th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.
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Cameron Heyward recorded four tackles, one forced fumble, a fumble return for a touchdown and defended two passes.
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Cameron Heyward was named to the Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors.
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Cameron Heyward was ranked 45th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.
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On September 14,2023, Cameron Heyward was placed on injured reserve after suffering a groin injury in Week 1.
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At the 13th Annual NFL Honors in Las Vegas on February 8,2024, Cameron Heyward was named the recipient of the 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
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Cameron Heyward was ranked 98th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.
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On September 3,2024, Cameron Heyward signed a three-year, $45 million contract extension with the Steelers.
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Cameron Heyward finished the season being named to a seventh Pro Bowl appearance.
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Cameron Heyward's late father Craig "Ironhead" Heyward was a former NFL fullback.
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Cameron Heyward's father died from cancer, and Cameron was fined by the NFL for uniform violations when he displayed his father's nickname in an eye black message during the NFL's 2015 Breast Cancer Awareness campaign.
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Cameron Heyward stated that being part of the NFL was a blessing and he wanted to honor his dad and raise cancer awareness.