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Ray Fittipaldo

'Unicorn' Cam Heyward defies odds to play at elite level in 12th NFL season

Cam Heyward had Franco Harris on his podcast the day he died. As a Pittsburgh native and the longest-tenured Steelers player, he has a deep understanding of what Harris meant to the franchise, the city and the NFL.

So there was no better person to honor Harris by running out of the tunnel with a No. 32 flag than Heyward on Christmas Eve.

And there was no better player to will his team to victory that night against the Raiders.

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