Cameron Heyward and Steelers upset with NFL over Christmas game

[williar]

Was he not on IR - for most of last season? In essence, he missed the game played on Christmas Day. Maybe I might have a bit more compassion if it were one of our players who actually, played! Love and respect Cam Heyward and looking for to having him back in the fold.

[Real Deal Steel]

We all make sacrifices for our jobs. He is no different; welcome to real life Mr. Heyward.

[The Man of Steel]

Heyward and the rest of the Steelers organization should think of it as their Christmas present to us, the loyal fans.

[Shawn]

Heyward and the rest of the Steelers organization should think of it as their Christmas present to us, the loyal fans.

The people who pay his extensive paycheck. And while some of us may grumble about working Christmas, I would hope that if we had a mic in front of our face or a twitter account followed by hundreds of thousands we would censor ourselves.

[pittpete]

I would hope that if we had a mic in front of our face or a twitter account followed by hundreds of thousands we would censor ourselves.

OK Joe Stalin

[The Man of Steel]

The people who pay his extensive paycheck. And while some of us may grumble about working Christmas, I would hope that if we had a mic in front of our face or a twitter account followed by hundreds of thousands we would censor ourselves.

I would also bet that the guys at the end of the bench or even on the practice squad wouldn't complain one bit if they knew that they'd be starting a regular season game on Christmas Day.

[Sugar]

Heck, I would rather the Steelers didn't play on Christmas day. IMO, there should be no football that day aside from some minor college bowl games. That's just me.

[phillyesq]

I'm not going to get into whether the players have a right to complain, but as a fan, I hate it. I prefer to spend Christmas with my family. Like many, we ha various family traditions.

This year, I'm with my inlaws. I either take away from their tradition in some way or miss the game. Both suck.

Christmas is a great day. Steelers game days are great days. Why have 1 less great day in a year?

[Real Deal Steel]

I'm not going to get into whether the players have a right to complain, but as a fan, I hate it. I prefer to spend Christmas with my family. Like many, we ha various family traditions.

This year, I'm with my inlaws. I either take away from their tradition in some way or miss the game. Both suck.

Christmas is a great day. Steelers game days are great days. Why have 1 less great day in a year?

Lot of truth in what you say but the reality is that a lot of American do have to work on Christmas.

[Starlifter]

I'll be working christmas again this year. since i work in the airline industry I choose to blame all you inconsiderate douchebags who insist on flying over the holidays and forcing me to miss spending time with my kids on the 25th......

what's wrong with seeing the folks sometime in january?????

as for heyward - if it's a really big deal, take a sick day. it's only one game check, right???.........

[RuthlessBurgher]

T.J. Watt: Playing Texans on Christmas will be “really cool and a weird day”
Posted by Josh Alper on April 28, 2017, 12:30 PM EDT

The Steelers made linebacker T.J. Watt a first-round pick on Thursday night and that means Christmas will be a family reunion for some members of the Watt family.

The Texans will be hosting the Steelers on Christmas Day, which will provide T.J. and his older brother J.J. a chance to play in the same game for the first time. J.J. Watt sent out a tweet saying he’s looking forward to a fun holiday shortly after the Steelers announced their pick and his younger brother used a couple of different adjectives to describe the prospect of facing his brother’s team.

“I played with him in the backyard a bunch, I’ve seen him play a bunch, we’ve never been on the same field in full uniforms competitively before,” T.J. said, via ESPN.com. “I think that will be really cool and a weird day for me.”

Both of the brothers play defense, so there won’t be an opportunity for them to actually match up unless the Texans decide to give J.J. one of his infrequent spins on the offensive side of the ball. The Watt brother who does play offense regularly is Chargers fullback Derek, but he’ll be on the field against the Jets on Christmas Eve and isn’t scheduled to face either of his brothers during the 2017 season.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/04/28/t-j-watt-playing-texans-on-christmas-will-be-really-cool-and-a-weird-day/