Pittsburgh Steelers' Cameron Heyward discusses the importance of rest for veteran NFL players.
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00:00 This is the first year I really had to deal with more resting than coming off a new surgery
00:05 and dealing with the bulk of plays.
00:08 But I think we've been more progressive in that.
00:14 I don't need to see every Wednesday to play every Sunday.
00:18 I can take the mental reps and stay locked in.
00:22 Sometimes it's great for the younger guys to get those reps because there's a level
00:27 of focus that they need to get that they haven't established yet.
00:31 But for older guys, it needs to be a ramp up period to Sunday.
00:36 It's not necessarily start from square one and end it there.
00:40 Let's keep going, let's keep progressing towards that.
00:42 How does that compare to when you were a rookie?
00:45 Oh, that's definitely changed.
00:49 Rookies get no respect, and rightfully so.
00:51 I think you've got to prove yourself.
00:52 You've got to prove your body of work, and the guys will continue to trust you.