The Pittsburgh Steelers elected not to re-sign fullback Derek Watt earlier this offseason. While he remains a free agent, there have been no indications that they have any intentions of bringing him back. Second-year player Connor Heyward, in the meantime, is gearing up to potentially take over at least some of his duties.
“If you look at our offense, the fullback has never really been traditional”, he recently told Mark Kaboly of The Athletic. Though he is a second-year player, he has obviously followed the team for many years, given his older brother Cameron has been with them since 2011.