Needless to say, a team doesn’t draft a tight end in the second round if they don’t have every intention to see him develop into a core player for their team down the road. He may have to wait a bit before he can serve as their number one tight end on a full-time basis, but that time, one expects, will come.
That’s where Pat Freiermuth sits with the Pittsburgh Steelers after they drafted him in the second round last month, pairing him up with veteran Eric Ebron as he enters the final year of his contract, with no guarantee’s he’ll be back.