Don’t expect Pat Freiermuth to count Connor Heyward out in what has turned into a rather crowded Pittsburgh Steelers tight end room. While they have three obvious keepers, they are very likely to keep one more under OC Arthur Smith. Even if we assume a fourth, though, there is rookie JJ Galbreath to consider.
While Freiermuth wasn’t building a roster, he stuck up for Heyward, with whom he has been teammates for three years. The younger brother of Steelers All-Pro Cameron Heyward, he has always faced external scrutiny. On the whole, though, he has done what the team asks him to do.