The NFL has successfully avoided looking like a blockhead again by reaching an agreement with Cameron Heyward over the Steelers defensive end's tribute to his late father, Craig "Ironhead" Heyward. The league came to an agreement with Heyward that will lessen fines levied against the 26-year-old for wearing eye black featuring the words "IRON" and "HEAD" in white, according to ESPN.com . He was fined $5,787 for wearing the eye black agains the Chargers in Week 5, and then did it again against the Cardinals Sunday — a second violation of the NFL's uniform policy that normally carries a $11,576 fine. [ Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a 100% deposit bonus with your first deposit ] In a statement on Twitter, Heyward said he will instead honor his father, who died from cancer in 2006, twofold: 1) by wearing eye black without the inscription, and 2) by partnering with EyeBlack.com to sell strips with "IRON" and "HEAD" inscribed on them for $3.99 or offering customizable eye black strips with the promotion code "IRONHEAD" to benefit cancer research through his The Heward House foundation. Here's an update on my EyeBlack http://pic.twitter.com/miFUzcO8Cj — Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) October 21, 2015 "I consider myself a team player and someone who puts others before myself, and I don't want to be a distraction to my teammates or the Steelers organization," he wrote. "With that, I will not be writing on my eye black going forward anymore. I will be honoring my father in other ways on and off the field." Fifty percent of the aforementioned customized eye black sales will be donated to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation through his charity, per Heyward's statement. The NFL also came under fire for preventing Hewyard's Steelers teammate, DeAngelo Williams, from wearing pink to pay homage to his late mother beyond the league's designated breast cancer awareness campaign in October, so Williams opted to pay for 53 mammograms instead. According to ESPN.com, Heyward's representatives cited the league's decision not to fine Devon Still for writing "LEAH" and "STRONG" under his eyes on the Bengals last season during a conference call discussing the matter. Of all people, Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall may have had the most rational take on the issue while making an appearance on Showtime's "Inside the NFL." New York Newsday has the transcription : "Look at Devon Still's story," Marshall said. "It seems like Devon was able to raise a lot of money off of it. The NFL was able to capitalize off of it because there were a lot of eyeballs on our game, which is good. This isn't as big of a story. Now, we are telling this guy [Heyward] you can't do it anymore, we are fining you. And that's a lot of gray. Let's come up with the right plan, the right system to allow guys to do what they need to do or what they feel is right and is not taking away from the game. "The NFL will have to do a better job of not picking and choosing." It appears they have, for now. - - - - - - - Ben Rohrbach is a contributor for Ball Don't Lie and Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at rohrbach_ben@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @brohrbach
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