Mother of Steelers' first-round pick dies shortly after he visits her in hospital to reveal selection: report

After Derrick Harmon was the 21st wide prime Thursday, the newest Pittsburgh Steeler had to interruption the quality to his mother.

Harmon was incapable to ticker the draught with his parent due to the fact that she was connected beingness enactment successful a hospital.

Harmon said getting drafted was "bittersweet" due to the fact that helium couldn't walk it with his mom. 

Right aft being selected, Harmon traveled to a infirmary to sojourn his mother, Tiffany Saine, and archer her "her lad got drafted."

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Oregon Ducks antiaircraft lineman Derrick Harmon (55) reacts successful the 2nd fractional against the Ohio State Buckeyes successful the 2025 Rose Bowl assemblage shot quarterfinal crippled astatine Rose Bowl Stadium.  (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Saine died soon after.

Harmon, a antiaircraft tackle, was taken by the Steelers.

Harmon said his parent had a changeable erstwhile helium was a freshman astatine Michigan State, which near her paralyzed connected her near side. She had "about 8 encephalon surgeries," Harmon said.

"She's the crushed I'm here. She's the crushed I did everything up to this point," Harmon said.

Oregon Ducks antiaircraft lineman Derrick Harmon (55) reacts successful the 2nd fractional against the Ohio State Buckeyes successful the 2025 Rose Bowl assemblage shot quarterfinal crippled astatine Rose Bowl Stadium.  (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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Harmon besides said helium utilized his NIL wealth to bargain his parent an accessible van.

"Man, however resilient she was, man. Just increasing up from my standpoint, my situation, I grew up with her having astir apt seven, 8 encephalon surgeries," Harmon said aft being selected. "And aft each those encephalon surgeries, man, she did not springiness up. 

"She inactive took maine to practice, inactive went to work. Always the backmost successful my caput from the opening of my assemblage vocation was, 'Why can't I support going? If I'm tired, I'm injured, immoderate it is, wherefore can't I support going, if she tin get up and she tin support going aft encephalon surgeries.'

"So conscionable her resilience and her hard work, really. She was my inspiration."

Oregon Ducks antiaircraft lineman Derrick Harmon forces a fumble by Idaho Vandals backmost Jack Layne Aug. 31, 2024, astatine Autzen Stadium successful Eugene, Ore. (Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Harmon spent 3 seasons astatine Michigan State earlier transferring to Oregon, wherever helium blossomed into a disruptive force. Harmon was a second-team All-American past play portion finishing with 5 sacks and 10½ tackles for nonaccomplishment for the Ducks.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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