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Uh-oh, Joe.

Cam Hayward is open to sitting out regular season games in search of a raise.

Cam Hayward, who is the 22nd highest paid DT, said he's looking to be valued.

It's hard for me after the year I had to really justify playing at that number I'm playing at.

Hayward said the team asked him to take a pay cut last summer.

They ironed out a reworked deal instead that runs through 2026.

Hayward responded by bouncing back from an injury marred 2023 season,

defendants with eight sacks, 71 tackles, 11 pass defense,

as the Steelers went 10 and 7 and reached the playoffs for the fourth time in five years.

Hey, listen, Cam Heber said, I can't play a 15 million.

Now, those that are on the outside watching fans, NFL fans,

oh, the first thing going to say, oh, my goodness, you can't play on $15 million.

They don't see it from that perspective of actually being an athlete, being an all-pro player,

and being a detackle that I'm not sure when it comes to detackles where he's ranked,

when it comes to tackles in the NFL right now, as far as where he should be slated at.

Right.

Next to Lawrence, one of the betters, at right next to Lawrence one of the betters the Ed Oliver's one of the betters uh Aaron Donald's no longer here he's different

because he's a five technique right because there are three four defense so he's not he's not

like in your typical like a Warren sap he's not like what like Aaron Donald with Aaron

Donald was in the 43 he's a three four he's more of a JJ watt he's not like what like Aaron Donald what Aaron Donald was in the 43 he's a

three four he's more of a JJ watt he's a five technique right and so I don't

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