Cam Heyward sends two-word message to Steelers haters

Pittsburgh Steelers veteran and star defensive lineman Cam Heyward has some choice words for anyone who is discounting his team’s record despite some ugly wins.

Pittsburgh is somehow 6-3 yet getting outscored by an average of three points per game. They’re scraping by in a bunch of close victories and occasionally being blown out. Nonetheless, the Steelers are still second in the AFC North and are solidly in the playoff field right now.

While head coach Mike Tomlin has declined to bite back at folks who have downplayed his group, the same can’t be said for Heyward, who fired back at naysayers on a recent episode of his podcast, Not Just Football.

“Who are they judging?” Cam Heyward said of the doubters. “They’re not in this. Smoke and mirrors? Screw you. We worked too hard for this. These guys dedicate their lives. We try to be a good defense. Smoke and mirrors, I think that’s a cloud of smoke.”

Some strong words from the Steeler D-lineman. He and his team will just have to continue proving their meddle by winning close games, regardless of the final score or how ugly it looks.

Steelers ST coach Danny Smith suffered torn rotator cuff in sideline collision

When people say, “Football is a dangerous sport,” it’s typically in the context of player safety, but this week, Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coach Danny Smith reminded fans it’s not just the players putting their bodies on the line. The 70-year-old assistant coach tore his right rotator cuff in three places after a sideline collision in the Steelers’ win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

The coach who’s been with the team since 2013 will now need surgery to repair his shoulder. He revealed to reporters that the collision was one of the hardest hits he’s ever taken, and that includes his years as a defensive back in college. In fact, most of the injuries he’s suffered in his life have come as a sideline spectator – not as a player.

“I’ve been hit a lot, and been hit hard,” Smith said, via ESPN. “I got a lot of metal in my body over that. I got to learn to get the hell out of the way.

“Got hit in college in a Clemson-Georgia Tech game. Got a tibial plateau fracture, got a plate and six screws in my knee. I had that hit at training camp with [Antonio Brown] when I broke my ribs and my L1 vertebrae in my back. This one hurt.”