Why isn’t Pat Freiermuth a bigger part of the Steelers’ offense?
Although he played at least 50 percent of the Steelers’ snaps in the first three games, Pat Freiermuth hasn’t been a big part of the offense. Through four games, he has merely seven catches for 63 yards. On Sunday against the Vikings, he only played 15 snaps, or 28.3 percent, evidently part of the game plan.
Unless Freiermuth was nursing a wicked Guinness hangover, it’s hard to explain how a team could play its starting tight end just 15 snaps in a game, regardless of the circumstances.