Adjusting to the NFL as a rookie tight end was rather difficult for Pittsburgh Steelers’ budding star Pat Freiermuth.
Along with a tough transition historically at the position for rookies across the league, Freiermuth also found himself in the No. 2 role behind veteran Eric Ebron to open the season, leading to a relatively slow start overall for the Penn State star. Through the first six weeks, Freiermuth had just 20 catches for 158 yards and one score.
The Week 6 performance against the Seattle Seahawks (seven catches, 58 yards) became a sign of things to come for the second-round draft pick though as in Week 7 on the road against the Cleveland Browns, Freiermuth had his true breakout game, hauling in four passes for 44 yards and a pivotal touchdown.