‘Focused On The End Part:’ Freiermuth Talks Improving His Route Running

Freiermuth route-runningIn 2024, Pittsburgh Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth tied his career high in touchdowns with seven. He finished the season with 65 catches (a new career high) for 653 yards, and 10 yards per catch. The yardage and yards per reception marks were both the second-best totals of his career.

Overall, you can make the argument that 2024 was Freiermuth’s best season yet. Yet he still knows that he can improve. One area he is focusing is on route running, but not necessarily in the way you think.

“In the past, when I’m running routes, it was more focused on the routes, catching the ball and just kind of finishing off,” Freiermuth said Thursday on the Christian Kuntz Podcast. “But…