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Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain Cam Heyward is an All-Pro again. The Steelers’ 36-year-old defensive tackle was named an Associated Press All-Pro for the sixth time in his career, the press organization announced on Saturday.
Heyward was named a Second-Team All-Pro for the 2025 season. He was also a second-team honoree in 2020 and has been a First-Team All-Pro four times, in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2024.
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Heyward is the Steelers’ only representative on the All-Pro team. Last year, he was joined by Chris Boswell and T.J. Watt.
In his 15th NFL season, Heyward led all NFL interior defensive linemen with 822 snaps this season, 12 more than second-place Leonard Williams of the Seattle Seahawks. Heyward had just 3.5 sacks on the year finished the season tied for ninth among interior defensive linemen in quarterback with 50 quarterback pressures, per Pro Football Focus. He was also tied for second in defensive tackle run stops, with 32, and had the second-lowest missed tackle rate of any interior defensive lineman.
In addition to his 3.5 sacks, Heyward finished the regular season with 78 tackles, nine tackles for loss, nine quarterback hits, one forced fumble, and was tied for second among interior defensive linemen with six passes defended.
The team’s first-round pick out of Ohio State in 2011, Heyward became a starter in 2013 and starting in 2017, has been either an All-Pro or Pro Bowl selection every year except for an injury-plagued 2023 season.
The Associated Press convenes a national panel of 50 sportswriters and broadcasters every year to select its All-Pro teams and other NFL awards. The AP award, along with the All-NFL team selected by the Pro Football Writers of America, are both officially recognized by the league.
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