Mother Of Steelers' First-round Pick Dies Shortly After He Visits Her In Hospital To Reveal Selection: Report

After Derrick Harmon was nan 21st wide prime Thursday, nan newest Pittsburgh Steeler had to break nan news to his mother.

Harmon was incapable to watch nan draught pinch his mother because she was connected life support successful a hospital.

Harmon said getting drafted was "bittersweet" because he couldn't walk it pinch his mom. 

Right aft being selected, Harmon traveled to a infirmary to sojourn his mother, Tiffany Saine, and show her "her boy sewage drafted."

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

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

Harmon, a protect tackle, was taken by nan Steelers.

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

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

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

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Harmon besides said he utilized his NIL money to bargain his mother an accessible van.

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

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

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

Oregon Ducks protect 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 he blossomed into a disruptive force. Harmon was a second-team All-American past play while finishing pinch 5 sacks and 10½ tackles for nonaccomplishment for nan Ducks.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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