Apr 25, 2025 - 20:05
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Mother of Steelers' first-round pick dies shortly after he visits her in hospital to reveal selection: report

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After Derrick Harmon was the 21st overall pick Thursday, the newest Pittsburgh Steeler had to break the news to his mother.

Harmon was unable to watch the draft with his mother because she was on life support in a hospital.

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

Right after being selected, Harmon traveled to a hospital to visit his mother, Tiffany Saine, and tell her "her son got drafted."

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Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Derrick Harmon (55) reacts in the second half against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2025 Rose Bowl college football quarterfinal game at Rose Bowl Stadium. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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

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

Harmon said his mother had a stroke when he was a freshman at Michigan State, which left her paralyzed on her left side. She had "about eight brain surgeries," Harmon said.

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

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Harmon also said he used his NIL money to buy his mother an accessible van.

"Man, how resilient she was, man. Just growing up from my standpoint, my situation, I grew up with her having probably seven, eight brain surgeries," Harmon said after being