With a 10-year difference between the two, this will be the first time the brothers are on the same team.
“I’ve never played with him. I’ve only watched him play,” said Cameron. “I can still remember one of the first basketball games I got to see while I was in college. When I came back home, he was playing. He fouled out and he was literally in tears. Even though he was blowing up the team. My brother is one of the most competitive people I know.”
One thing the Steelers stressed was Connor wasn’t drafted just because his big brother is on the roster and that they will be on the field together. Quite the opposite. They love what he can bring not just to just to the offense, but also on special teams.
“Obviously people understand who he is,” said General Manager Kevin Colbert. “First and foremost, that’s not why we drafted him. Connor Heyward was a running back at Michigan State, and really I give Coach (Mel) Tucker and his staff credit for taking Connor and using him in a different…