When the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired standout tight end Jonnu Smith in a trade with the Miami Dolphins, it raised some questions about the usage and overall playing time available for all the tight ends on their roster, especially Pat Freiermuth.
To his credit, Freiermuth downplayed that, as did offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.
But through three weeks, Freiermuth is barely involved in the passing game, and is playing less snaps on a weekly basis than Smith.
“Pat Freiermuth has not been involved as much as I thought. One, I thought he would be, and two, I think that he needs to be,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac said Monday on 102.