There has understandably been a lot of attention paid to the tight end position for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season, and rightfully so when you consider the turnover that we have witnessed from the 2015 season to the present context.
Since last season, the team’s rock at the position for the past decade, former first-round draft pick Heath Miller, retired, and his veteran number two for the bulk of his career, Matt Spaeth, was waived with an injury that will likely result in him seeing the end of his playing days—though a nine-year career is certainly nothing to sneeze at.