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Fittipaldo: One Of Pat Freiermuth Or Arthur Smith ‘Has To Go’ This Offseason

Where has Pat Freiermuth gone? That’s the question many Steelers fans have been wondering this season. Freiermuth’s usage has fallen off a cliff this season, as the Steelers have leaned more on Darnell Washington and Jonnu Smith, just one year after giving Freiermuth a four-year, $48 million extension. Through 12 games, Freiermuth has just 26 receptions for 298 yards, and 111 of those yards came in Week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals. With Freiermuth relegated to being a backup, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette believes that either Freiermuth or Arthur Smith will have to go this season because the two aren’t co-existing.