The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week One opener against the San Francisco 49ers will be fully of great matchups. Ex-Steelers’ DT Javon Hargrave facing the Steelers’ interior defensive line. LT Trent Williams squaring off against Alex Highsmith. TE Pat Freiermuth against LB Fred Warner, arguably the league’s best coverage linebacker today.
For 49ers’ tight end George Kittle, he’s hoping to make it a quiet outing for Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt. While not a direct challenge issued to him, Kittle recently joined Pardon My Take and was confident in his ability to pass protect.
“Me. If it comes to blocking, I’ll toot my own horn,” Kittle said when asked who the best pass blocking tight end in the league is.