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2011 NFL Draft: Is Cameron Heyward an Option for the Steelers?

April 8, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The 2011 NFL Draft is quickly approaching and teams need to start finalizing their short list of prospects to consider for their first-round picks. It seems that the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting busy with their final evaluations and a new name has been added to their list of potential draft picks—Ohio State defensive end Cameron Heyward. 
Heyward, who has been compared to former New England Patriot and current Oakland Raider Richard Seymour, held a workout today and two key figures of the Steelers organization were in attendance. Both head coach Mike Tomlin and defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau traveled to Ohio State to see the Buckeye player's workout first hand.
It is hard to not connect the dots and draw a connection between a player and team when two prominent figures in the organization such as Tomlin and LeBeau travel to see the talent in person.
Heyward weighed 295 pounds, ran the 40-yard dash in the 4.95-4.96 range and had a 35-inch vertical ju...

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