Cameron Heyward

PRO CAREER

• Seven-time team captain (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Five-time Pro Bowler (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Three-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2017, 2019, 2021)
• Three-time Steelers Walter Payton Man of the Year (2015, 2018, 2021)
• Three-time recipient of the Pro Football Writers' "The Chief Award" (2014, 2019 and 2021), which was established in honor of the Steelers' founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr., and is presented annually to the Steeler that best exemplifies the spirit of cooperation with the media
• Joined Joe Greene (four times) as the only interior defensive linemen (DT-NT) in franchise history to be voted Associated Press first-team All-Pro more than once
• Only defensive lineman in franchise history with 9.0 or more sacks in at least four seasons (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
• Played in 166 games (131 starts) over his 11-year NFL career
• Registered 540 tackles (340 solo), 149 quarterback hits, 98 tackles for loss, 68.0 sacks, 42 passes defensed, seven forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and two interceptions
• Has the most sacks (68.0) in team history among defensive linemen and ranks fifth-most among all Steelers since the stat became official in 1982
• Has registered 12 multi-sack games in his NFL regular-season career, which ranks seventh in franchise history
• His 68.0 career sacks are the third-most among active defensive tackles in the League
• Named the Steelers' 2021 Walter Payton Man of the Year, an award that recognizes a player's off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2011 (at Baltimore)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2013 (vs. Chicago)

PRO CAREER

• Seven-time team captain (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Five-time Pro Bowler (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Three-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2017, 2019, 2021)
• Three-time Steelers Walter Payton Man of the Year (2015, 2018, 2021)
• Three-time recipient of the Pro Football Writers' "The Chief Award" (2014, 2019 and 2021), which was established in honor of the Steelers' founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr., and is presented annually to the Steeler that best exemplifies the spirit of cooperation with the media
• Joined Joe Greene (four times) as the only interior defensive linemen (DT-NT) in franchise history to be voted Associated Press first-team All-Pro more than once
• Only defensive lineman in franchise history with 9.0 or more sacks in at least four seasons (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
• Played in 166 games (131 starts) over his 11-year NFL career
• Registered 540 tackles (340 solo), 149 quarterback hits, 98 tackles for loss, 68.0 sacks, 42 passes defensed, seven forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and two interceptions
• Has the most sacks (68.0) in team history among defensive linemen and ranks fifth-most among all Steelers since the stat became official in 1982
• Has registered 12 multi-sack games in his NFL regular-season career, which ranks seventh in franchise history
• His 68.0 career sacks are the third-most among active defensive tackles in the League
• Named the Steelers' 2021 Walter Payton Man of the Year, an award that recognizes a player's off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2011 (at Baltimore)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2013 (vs. Chicago)

2021 (STEELERS)

• Named a defensive captain for the seventh consecutive time
• Surpassed Joey Porter for the fifth-most sacks in team history (60.5) in Week 8 at Cleveland
• Leads the team with seven passes defensed in 2021
• Recorded his second career interception in Week 9 vs Chicago when he picked off Justin Fields
• Recorded the 11th multi-sack game of his career in Week 10 vs Detroit
• Recorded his 10th sack of the season in Week 18 at Baltimore, securing his second career (had 12.0 in 2017) double-digit sack season
• One of just 13 players in league history to have at least 10 sacks and nine passes defended in a season

2020 (STEELERS)

• Named a defensive captain for the seventh consecutive time
• Started all 15 games he played in during the regular season and one playoff game
• Recorded 54 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 19 quarterback hits, seven tackles for a loss and three passes defended
• Registered the first interception of his career in Week 1 at New York Giants (game 135 and start 100)
• His interception halted a Giants' drive that opened at its own 9-yard line and marched 87 yards on 19 plays, taking New York down to the Steelers' 4-yard line

2019 (STEELERS)

• Named a defensive captain for the fifth time (fifth consecutive)
• Started all 16 games
• Recorded 83 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 22 quarterback hits, 11 tackles for a loss and six passes defended
• Ranked second on the team in quarterback hits, third in sacks and third in TFLs
• Led all NFL defensive linemen in tackles
• His 83 tackles were the most by a Steelers defensive lineman since Donald Evans had 84 in 1993
• Registered seven or more tackles in three different games
• His 22 quarterback hits were the second-most among all defensive tackles in the NFL
• Recorded three or more quarterback hits in three separate games
• Joined Aaron Donald as the only defensive tackles in the League with at least three QB hits in three or more games
• His 9.0 sacks were the second-most among all defensive tackles in the NFL
• His 11 TFLs were the fourth-most among all defensive tackles in the NFL

2018 (STEELERS)

• Named a defensive team captain for the fourth straight season
• Started all 16 regular season games for the third time in his career
• Finished the season with 51 tackles (29 solo), 8.0 sacks (second on the team), 18 quarterback hits (second on the team), three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Surpassed Aaron Smith for the second-most sacks by a Steelers defensive lineman and seventh-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982

2017 (STEELERS)

• Named a defensive team captain for the third straight season
• Started all 15 of the regular-season games he played in
• Finished the season with a career-high 12.0 sacks, 45 tackles (30 solo), 22 quarterback hits, 16 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
• Recorded four multi-sack performances, tying for most in the league
• His 12.0 sacks tied for third-most among AFC defensive linemen and tied for sixth among all NFL defensive linemen in sacks
• Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his Week 4 performance at Baltimore (10/1)
• Registered the third multi-sack game in his regular-season career and credited with a forced fumble and fumble recovery
• Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his Week 12 performance vs. Green Bay (11/26)
• Registered the fifth game of his regular-season career with multiple sacks
• Added six tackles (three solo), two tackles for losses and three quarterback hits
• Surpassed Clark Haggans (32.0) for the 10th-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982
• Established a single-game high for sacks in the first half of a game with 2.0 at Houston in Week 16
• First Steelers defensive lineman to record at least 2.0 sacks in the first half of a game since Nov. 9, 2009 (Brett Keisel at Denver)
• Surpassed Lawrence Timmons and Kevin Greene (35.5) for the eighth-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982

2016 (STEELERS)

• Named a defensive team captain for the second straight season
• Started seven games during the regular season
• Inactive for two games due to a left hamstring injury (10/16 at Miami and 10/23 vs. New England)
• Placed on the team's Reserve/Injured List due to a pectoral injury on November 19, and missed the remainder of the regular season and postseason
• Recorded a single-game career-high 3.0 sacks
• Fourth defensive end in franchise history to record at least 3.0 sacks in a single game and the first since Ray Seals in 1994 (11/6 at Houston) since sacks became an official statistic in 1982

2015 (STEELERS)

• Named a defensive team captain for the first time in his career
• Started all 16 regular-season games for the second consecutive season
• Led the team with 7.0 sacks during the regular season
• Has recorded at least 5.0 sacks in three straight seasons, becoming the second defensive end (Keith Willis) to record 5.0 sacks in three or more consecutive seasons since sacks became an official statistic in 1982
• Started both postseason contests
• Recorded a strip sack in the second quarter of the Wild Card victory Cincinnati, the first sack and forced fumble of his career in the postseason

2014 (STEELERS)

• Started all 16 games during the regular season for the first time in his career
• Set a then career-high with 7.5 sacks on the season
• First defensive lineman to lead or tie for the team lead in sacks since Aaron Smith (2004)
• Recorded 1.5 sacks, the first multi-sack game of his career and the first Steelers' defensive end to record a multi-sack game since Brett Keisel (12/23/12 vs. Cincinnati)
• Started the lone postseason contest

2013 (STEELERS)

• Played in all 16 games, making a then career-best 13 starts
• Started his first career game 9/22 vs. Chicago
• Recorded 5.0 sacks on the season, his first season with at least five quarterback takedowns
• Recorded a career-high 12 tackles, and one sack, in Week 14 vs. Miami

2012 (STEELERS)

• Saw action on the defensive line and on special teams in all 16 contests

2011 (STEELERS)

• Saw action in all 16 regular-season games and the lone postseason contest in his rookie season
• Totaled one sack, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in the regular season
• Registered his first career sack and forced fumble in the fourth quarter in Week 5 vs. Tennessee

COLLEGE

• Started 46-of-52 games at Ohio State (2007-10)
• Recorded 163 tackles, 37.5 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks and six quarterback pressures
• Recovered two fumbles, including one in the end zone for a touchdown
• Had one interception, and he returned it 80 yards, which, at the time, ranked as the seventh longest return by a Buckeye in school history and the longest interception return by a defensive lineman
• Forced two fumbles
• Earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors and the Bill Willis Award, given by the OSU coaches to the team's Outstanding Defensive Player in 2010
• Earned second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors and was the recipient of the Jack Stephenson Award, given by the coaching staff to the team's outstanding defensive lineman in 2009
• Garnered Freshman All-American honors from Rivals.com, Scout.com and The Sporting News in 2007
• Graduated with a degree in human development

PERSONAL

• Attended Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, Ga.)
• Named 2006 Georgia Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year, helping Peachtree Ridge capture the state championship as a senior
• Totaled 88 tackles and 11.0 sacks during his senior campaign
• Son of former NFL and University of Pittsburgh running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward and Charlotte Heyward Blackwell
• Cameron's stepfather, Cory Blackwell, played football at Wisconsin
• Married to Allie
• Couple has one son, Callen Grey, and two daughters, Chloe and Caia
• Started his foundation, "The Heyward House" in May 2015
• Full name: Cameron Phillips Heyward