Steelers’ Derrick Harmon deals with unfathomable tragedy after realizing draft dream

The biggest nighttime of Derrick Harmon’s profession will unluckily beryllium remembered successful much ways than one.

Not agelong aft nan erstwhile Oregon protect tackle was selected by nan Steelers pinch nan 21st pick, Hamon’s mother, who was connected life support, died successful a hospital, according to nan Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Fortunately, Harmon was capable to sojourn his mother, Tiffany Saine, astatine nan infirmary and show her nan breathtaking draught news earlier she passed, arsenic he told reporters astatine a property convention pursuing his selection.

Still, nan Detroit autochthonal called nan infinitesimal “bittersweet” since his mother couldn’t observe instantly pinch him successful Green Bay.

Hours earlier nan pick, Harmon posted a photograph of him and his mom connected his Instagram story.

He wrote, “This is each for you!!! and I’m do what you told maine I tin do a agelong clip ago. I emotion you till nan wheels autumn disconnected !!!!”

While Harmon was increasing up, Saine had “about 8 encephalon surgeries,” he told ESPN.

She besides had a changeable while her boy was a freshman astatine Michigan State.

In his elder season, Harmon utilized his earned NIL money astatine Oregon to bargain his mom a car — an accessible van aft she had a stroke.

The Steelers, who are knowingly connected nan hunt for a backmost and are being dragged on by Aaron Rodgers’ indecisiveness, passed connected a signal-caller for Harmon.

Head coach Mike Tomlin came down to “extreme urgency.”

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“To beryllium rather honorable pinch you, there’s nary substitute for young talent,” he told reporters successful a property conference. “You don’t person a chance to capable a value defense unless you’re stout wrong and up front. And this is simply a young feline that has an opportunity to study from nan likes of Cam Heyward and put his manus successful that heap — and beryllium a important contributor for years to come.”

After 3 seasons pinch Michigan State, wherever Harmon chose successful bid to enactment adjacent to location and his mother, nan protect prima transferred to Oregon for his elder season, tallying 5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, and 2 forced fumbles for nan Ducks.

He was awarded a second-team All-Big Ten honor, and he won a convention title and a No. 1 wide seeding pinch Oregon.