How involved is Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the team’s draft process? Well, his initial reaction to their drafting tight end Pat Freiermuth out of Penn State may be illuminating in that regard. He told reporters earlier today that he “didn’t know” who Freiermuth was.
“I was on a date with my wife, and the ESPN alert came through and said that we drafted Pat Freiermuth. I was like, ‘I don’t know who this is’. I had no idea who Pat was”, he said, though a heads up from an old friend, former offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, did the trick.