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Heyward (knee) does not have an injury designation for Monday's matchup against Miami. Heyward was added to the injury report Friday due to a knee issue and didn't practice that day. However, he was able to return to full participation Saturday, and he's been cleared to take the field Monday. Heyward has a modest 1.5 sacks through 13 contests this season after logging 8.0 across 17 regular-season games last year.
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Heyward (ankle) was a full practice participant Thursday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports. Heyward dealt with an ankle injury last week, though he was able to suit up Sunday against Chicago. He was limited in the Steelers' first practice this week, but with a full session Thursday, he seems likely to suit up against Buffalo on Sunday.
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Heyward (ankle) had his injury designation removed by Pittsburgh on Saturday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports. Heyward managed an ankle injury this week and logged a DNP/DNP/LP practice progression. The limited session Friday appears to be enough for the veteran defensive tackle to take the field Sunday against Chicago. Heyward has had a quiet season sack-wise with just 1.5 sacks through 10 games, though he also has six defensed passes and a forced fumble.
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Heyward and the Steelers agreed to a revised contract Saturday that adds more than $3 million in new-money incentives, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports. Heyward had been seeking a reworked contract throughout training camp, and he and the team were ultimately able to agree upon adding incentives that will allow him to make up to $18 million in 2025. With the new deal in place, Heyward will almost certainly take the field Sunday against the Jets. That wasn't a certainty at the start of the weekend, as Heyward wasn't fully committal about suiting up when asked Friday about whether he'd play.
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Heyward recorded two sacks among his five tackles (three solo) in Sunday's 27-14 win over the Browns. The veteran defensive lineman is now up to eight sacks on the season, putting him in striking distance of matching the career-best 12 he tallied in 2017. The 35-year-old hasn't shown any signs of slowing down, as he's played in all 13 of the Steelers' games while logging at least 59 percent of the defensive snaps in each contest.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @NYJ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | SEA | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | @NE | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @CIN | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 8 | GB | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | IND | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | @LAC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | CIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | @CHI | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | BUF | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @BAL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MIA | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | @DET | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |