Steelers Now
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth gives his honest opinion on having a new starting quarterback once again.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth is heading into the fifth year of his NFL career and fifth season with a different starting quarterback. He opened up about his team’s constant turnover at the most important position on Tuesday.
“It’s tough,” Freiermuth said. “Obviously, we’re looking for whoever can help us compete and win a Super Bowl, so I embrace the challenge. It’s difficult, but … I’m excited for the opportunity.”
Freiermuth began his professional career with future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger as his quarterback. But he has since had Mitchell Trubisky (2022), Kenny Pickett (2023) and Justin Fields (2024) as his Week 1 starters. Mason Rudolph and Russell Wilson have also started several games during the span.
However, the 2025 season seems to be different from the past few years with another future Hall of Famer in Aaron Rodgers taking the reigns.
There’s still a lot of catching up to do for Rodgers and the Steelers after he took nearly three months to make a decision this offseason. Freiermuth is not worried, though.
“Yeah, there’s more than enough time,” Freiermuth said. “He’s been in the league for 20 plus years, and so, he has a way of doing things. It’s just more so us getting caught up to what he does and him getting caught up to what we do as an offense. There’s a lot of time between now and September, whenever our first game is. We’ve got plenty of time to build that chemistry.”
Rodgers and his teammates still have two more practices this week to build a rapport with one another before breaking for the summer. But the 41-year-old hinted he’s going to do his best to try to put in some work with his new playmakers before they all head to St. Vincent College for training camp in July.
“I do,” Rodgers said. “I’ve just got to try to convince them to come out to Malibu, California. It’s going to be a tough sell, I think, a tough sell.”
It’s safe to assume Freiermuth and Co. will oblige.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Pat Freiermuth Opens Up About Steelers’ Yearly Turnover at QB: ‘It’s Tough’
