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‘Pretty Decent Chance’ Freiermuth Gets New Contract Before Season, Says Beat Writer

With the Brandon Aiyuk saga finally over, the Pittsburgh Steelers must now turn their attention to their homegrown players. The Steelers have some notable players who are set to hit free agency after the season in TE Pat Freiermuth, DT Cameron Heyward, and RB Najee Harris.

Pittsburgh needs to move fast to sign these guys as the team historically has declined to negotiate new deals during the season. Of the three notable pending free agents Steelers insider and PPG writer Ray Fittipaldo believes Freiermuth is the most likely to enter the season with a new deal.

“I would think there’s a pretty decent chance that Freiermuth would get done here,” said Fittipaldo on a recent 93.