In a locker room feeling the heat from its own legends, it fell to a defensive stalwart like Cam Heyward to draw the line between outside noise and internal focus. As the calls for Mike Tomlin ’s employment grow louder, fueled by Pittsburgh Steelers icon Ben Roethlisberger, the defensive veteran stepped up to shield the locker room from the outside storm.

“I don’t worry about anybody who’s not in the locker room,” Heyward stated simply . “It’s not a diss at them. I think we just got to worry about the guys in here and focus on the job at hand. There’s a lot of football to be played. Not running from that, our job. We got to answer for it and keep it moving.”

That measured response mattered, in large part because the outrage has come from high-profile corners. Former quarterba

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