Injuries happen. That's part of every sport. Cam Heyward knows that. Heyward knows, too, that it's how each team handles those injuries that proves to be the biggest part of that process.
A hamstring injury caused Heyward to miss the first football game of his career at any level, and the Dolphins took advantage of that, amassing 222 yards rushing, in what wound up being a 30-15 setback for the Steelers.
In that sense, the Steelers defense didn't handle Heyward's injury correctly.
"That’s part of the game. You exploit everybody’s weaknesses," Heyward told reporters gathered in front of his locker Monday at the Rooney Sports Complex. "I think they tried to run the outside a couple of times and they had success. They just got us off rhythm from the get go."
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