Steeler in Service: Eli Heidenreich's Mission

Steeler in Service: Eli Heidenreich's Mission

PITTSBURGH (BLACK AND GOLD NATION) -- During the NFL Draft, Navy product Eli Heidenreich stole plenty of hearts from the country he will one day serve. The Pittsburgh Steelers, the team Heidenreich rooted for his whole life, made his football dreams come true by selecting him in the seventh round. With eyes filled with tears [...]

Steelers Rookie Eli Heidenreich Shares Wild Draft Day Story

Pittsburgh Steelers running back/wide receiver Eli Heidenreich at OTAs on June 9, 2026. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now Pittsburgh Steelers’ seventh-round pick Eli Heidenreich revealed on Christian Kuntz’s podcast that he almost landed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers instead of the Steelers this past April. “My agent was talking to Tampa Bay, and I agreed that I would sign with them in preferred free agency,” Heidenreich explained. “So, I was kind o…