Cam Heyward is getting his coveted pay raise just in time for the start of the 2025 regular season. The Steelers and Heyward agreed to a reworked contract that will add $3 million in incentives this year and allows him to earn up $18 million total, according to ESPN , on the eve of their season opener against the Jets.

The seven-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro's contract that had initially been extended last September. He signed last year's extension after the Steelers had allegedly asked him to take a pay cut. But after having one of his best seasons in 2024 (that came on the heels of an injury-plagued 2023 season), Heyward recently said that he couldn't justify being the NFL's 22nd highest-paid interior defensive player.

Heyward, who was slated to earn $14.75 season th

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