Coming out of Penn State University in the 2021 NFL Draft, plenty of questions and concerns were present in tight end Pat Freiermuth’s game from a blocking perspective specifically.
At the time, some of those questions and concerns could be chalked up to the shoulder injury he played through, which hindered his ability to block at the collegiate level. But in the two years since he’s entered the NFL, blocking remains a real issue for the Steelers’ tight end. Though he’s emerged as a real weapon in the passing game and had a breakout 2022 season that saw him develop into a very good downfield option, his struggles as a blocker were very prominent down the stretch as the Steelers adopted a more run-heavy approach.