PITTSBURGH -- After Pat Freiermuth erupted for two touchdowns against the Detroit Lions in a preseason game, Ben Roethlisberger tried to tamp down some of the praise for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second-round draft pick.
Not because Freiermuth didn’t earn it, but because the quarterback wanted to keep one of his newest offensive weapons under wraps.
“Let’s not talk about it too much,” Ben Roethlisberger said with a laugh in August. “He works hard. He’s a Steeler. He reminds me of another tight end we’ve had here before.”
And even as Roethlisberger continues to jokingly minimize Freiermuth, the rookie tight end enters Sunday’s regular season meeting with the Lions (1 p.