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Steelers Open Cam Heyward's Return Window

The Pittsburgh Steelers have 21 days to activate Cam Heyward after he returned to practice.

Stephen Thompson

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have an injured veteran making good progress toward an eventual return this week. 

Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward was back at practice this week, ahead of a Week 8 bout with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced. He remained on the Reserve/Injured list. 

Heyward now has 21 days for the Steelers to activate him or he must remain on the injured reserve for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. If he's not active before the Steelers travel to Cleveland to play the Browns in mid-November, he won't play again this season. 

Heyward suffered a groin injury early in the Steelers' Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at Acrisure Stadium and had to undergo surgery during his recovery. 

The Steelers have been relying on a mix of Keeanu Benton, Montravius Adams, Demarvin Leal and others to fill the gap in the meantime. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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