Following the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers, S Derwin James was suspended for one game due to a helmet-to-helmet hit on TE Pat Freiermuth. That suspension was later upheld, which means James is out of the lineup for the Chargers’ big divisional matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4.
According to Pat McAfee via The Pat McAfee Show on Friday, Freiermuth was a participant in the suspension appeal call with the league and vouched for James.
“I just got my sources…This is back to the Derwin James suspension, breaking Pat Freiermuth was on the appeal call and said he didn’t think it was a dirty hit,” McAfee said in a clip posted on X.