After Pat Freiermuth put up arguably his best season, the Steelers traded for Pro Bowl TE Jonnu Smith—what now? That’s how many feel Freiermuth might be reacting right now, but that’s not what he told Ben Roethlisberger. On his Footbahlin podcast, the former Steelers quarterback provided a little insight into the fifth-year tight end’s mindset.
“I did text Pat [Freiermuth] when it happened”, Roethlisberger said, referring to the Jonnu Smith trade. “He seemed to be really in high spirits. He was excited. He goes, ‘I think the two of us can really do some cool things’.