Obituaries
Mother Of Steelers' 1st-Round Draft Choice Dies Hours After Selection
First-round Steelers draft choice Derrick Harmon's mother has died in a Detroit hospital.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Hours after Derrick Harmon was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday, his mother died in a Detroit hospital.
Tiffany Saine died shortly after Harmon went to the hospital to tell her about his selection, The Oregonian reported. She had suffered a stroke in 2002 that left her paralyzed on her left side.
Harmon had addressed her medical condition when speaking with reporters shortly after being drafted.
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“It was a little bittersweet,” Harmon said about being selected. “My mom wasn’t with me. She’s at the hospital right now on life support. After I get off the phone, I’m going to head straight to the hospital and tell her her son got drafted.”
You know it had to be a special night for former @OregonFootball DT Derrick Harmon and his mother, Tiffany Saine 🤗@BTNJourney featured the @steelers' first-round pick's bond with his mother, who suffered a stroke in 2022, late last season.#B1GFootball x #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/umnxVDj4JH
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) April 25, 2025
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