The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t felt entirely secure at the tight end position since Heath Miller retired. Vance McDonald flirted with legitimacy and sustainability with his strong 2018 season, but last year was a major regression—not just him, but for the entire offense.
All the same, the collective performance from the tight end group and its state heading into the future prompted the front office to target the position in free agency this year, landing upon former first-round pick Eric Ebron coming off a down year with a somewhat controversial finish, thus perhaps getting him at a bargain relative to what he could be worth at maximum capacity.