Cam Heyward, a DL with the Steelers, had surgery.
Cam Heyward, the captain of the Pittsburgh Steelers, did not have surgery on Monday to address a condition that had troubled him during the season.
Cam Heyward, a great defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers, announced on his Instagram account that he had surgery. Although the particular nature of Heyward’s surgery is unknown, this marks his second procedure in as many months after he underwent groin surgery after getting hurt versus San Francisco.
The relationship between this procedure and the groin injury is uncertain. Heyward has spoken extensively about his injury sustained while with the 49ers. He began by saying that they had attempted to rest his micro tears, which dated back to training camp. However, he tore the muscle off the bone during his game versus the 49ers, necessitating surgery. He hurt his other groin at some time while attempting to make up for it. After his operation, Heyward was supposed to miss 12 weeks, but he recovered much more quickly.
Heyward claimed that in addition to the new groin injury and the surgery he underwent during the season, he also suffered from a knee problem that prevented him from training to the fullest extent for nearly the whole season following his comeback.
He said, “I had my groin and then overcompensated with my other groin.” “There were things, like my knee, on top of that. Even preparing for each game was a struggle. My lack of desire to practice wasn’t a conscious decision. “Get me to the game” was the message. That is not something I like to do. That’s not how I prefer to play football. I want to never try to trick the game. I would never want to consider myself to be less than 100%. But this year, that’s the hand I was dealt. It was quite a bit.
Last week in Las Vegas, Heyward took home the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award from the NFL. Becoming the only player from the Steelers to win the esteemed award, he joined Franco Harris (1976), Joe Greene (1979), Lynn Swann (1981), and Jerome Bettis (2002). Every year, a player who not only excels on the field but also serves the community well is awarded this distinction.