The day after Harmon was drafted by the Steelers, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter, Gerry Dulac, took to X to report that Harmon’s mom, Tiffany Saine, “passed away shortly after he went to the hospital and got to tell her he had been drafted by the Steelers.”

The mother of former Michigan State and Oregon defensive tackle and recent Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick Derrick Harmon died in a Detroit hospital.

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Oregon defensive lineman Derrick Harmon in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday. Harmon's name was called at No. 21 overall. Here's everything to know about the team's newest rookie.