The first phase of the offseason program began earlier this week. Already the Pittsburgh Steelers’ UPMC Rooney Sports Complex finds itself richly populated with large men who get paid a lot of money to run and hit and catch and throw and block and tackle. And occasionally kick things, I suppose.
It’s an especially important time for the Steelers in this particular year given how much has changed. This has been the busiest offseason for Pittsburgh that I can remember, with quite a bit of roster turnover. All of this comes in the midst of a rebuild of a still-young offense, a fact not lost on third-year tight end Pat Freiermuth.