Former Steelers wide receiver George Pickens once again made the news in Pittsburgh earlier this week after he backed out of a June 28 youth football event at the city’s Highmark Stadium.
However, TruEdge Sports, the organization running the camp, announced that current Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth committed to appearing at the event in Pickens’ absence, adding that some of Freiermuth’s Steelers teammates might make the trip as well.
In an June 27 episode of Around the 412, Freiermuth told host Zachary Smith about why he chose to step up at the camp:
“I feel very passionately about the Pittsburgh community .