Many expect Pittsburgh Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth to be in for a big year, for multiple reasons. Aside from their lack of receiver depth, new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith likes to get the most out of them. Connor Heyward surely believes the same, and he’s doing what he can to learn from the fourth-year veteran.
“Just watching him running certain routes, but no, he does critique me,” Heyward said on his Not Just Football podcast about what he learns from Freiermuth. “Just getting into my routes faster sometimes, some of the options. Seeing how he’s so subtle in his movements, and me, sometimes I might make one more move than I have to, put more extra sauce on it.