While Cameron Heyward inked an extension with the Steelers earlier this week, his brother is heading elsewhere. Fullback Connor Heyward is signing with the Raiders, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
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It’s a two-year deal for Heyward. The contract offers a max value of $5.5MM with $2MM fully guaranteed.
The 2022 sixth-round pick has spent his entire career in Pittsburgh, and he hasn’t missed a game through his four professional seasons. He actually showed some pass-catching prowess early in his career, including a 2023 campaign where he hauled in 23 catches. Since then, he’s been limited to nine total catches.
This past year, Heyward added some wildcat QB formations to his resume. He finished the year with 15 carries for 43 yards and two touchdowns. At the same time, he’s continued to be a solid blocker, with Pro Football Focus giving him some elite grades for his pass-blocking ability.
Per Rapoport, the Steelers were interested in bringing back the FB for another season. Ultimately, new Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak wanted Heyward as part of his offense, where he’ll be tasked with protecting RB Ashton Jeanty and expected first-overall pick Fernando Mendoza.
Good for him. Dude deserves it.
The kid plays hard and I hope he does well for the Raiders. Always thought until recently, he was more of a tight end and special teams guy
Connor took way too much Falk from Steele fans for being “just Cam’s little brother”. He might not be the most talented guy on the field but he works his tail off and will play anywhere you want him to. I hope he shines in Vegas.
Raiders must still be good on cap space even after the Crosby trade nixed but the Ravens sure did their best to sabotage them. It’s crazy the NFL lets team operate this way. I wonder if some other team will try the Ravens move of using a physical to cancel a trade right after a team agreed to a bunch of high priced free agent deals.
To small for a te to small for a fb, I guess will find out if he deserves to be playing in NFL,or if the only reason why he got drafted in the 6th round was because of his bro and his father.
Bah. Yeah, he’s undersized. But your logic goes out the window when you realize he stuck here for a number of years. And your underestimate heart