Steelers Rookie Moved by Fans’ Passion Despite Preseason Loss
PITTSBURGH (CafeX) — Final score read 17-14 for the Buccaneers, but for first-round rookie Derrick Harmon, it wasn’t the loss that lingered — it was the roar.
From the first snap to the final whistle, Steelers Nation brought the noise, treating an August afternoon like playoff weather. Harmon — just weeks into wearing black and gold — admitted afterward that only one thing stayed with him longer than the sting of defeat: the fans.
“you could feel them,” Harmon said quietly in the locker room, tone tinged with awe. “even in preseason, even when we were behind, they stayed loud. that energy… it hits different.”
Though Harmon’s stat line was still unwritten, his presence was felt. Cam Heyward, seeing the rookie’s emotion, offered a knowing nod: “that’s pittsburgh — they will love you when you earn it, even when you’re learning. derrick already knows what that means.”
For Derrick Harmon, the scoreboard will fade — but the sound of those cheers won’t. In Pittsburgh, even preseason is a stage, and sometimes, the noise of the stands becomes the real highlight.
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