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Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth recently weighed in on what he’s seen from fellow Penn State product Drew Allar as a Steeler so far.
“Drew, it’s been cool to kind of work with a Penn State guy. It’s just been cool to see him here. First couple days as a pro is really tough on a rookie. New team, new building. And it’s been tough, but he’s been really progressing really well,” Freiermuth told Mike Prisuta and Missi Matthews of Steelers.com. “He led the team down on a two-minute drive the other day. It’s just been great to see him get more comfortable in the locker room and the offense.”
Four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers has been showing Allar the ropes during spring practices. The third-round pick will have a front row seat to the last days of Rodgers pro career.
“I’ve definitely learned a ton,” Allar said. “Like Aaron’s done a great job of just being very open with me, answering all my questions. Pulling me aside during practices, if he sees something, and me asking him a lot of questions. He’s done a great amount of help already for me. So I’m really excited to keep learning from him. And honestly, just keep watching him play.”
Going back to the NFL Combine, well before Allar or anybody else knew he’d be a Steeler, Allar said that McCarthy gave him his toughest pre-draft interview.
Now, he’s gotten to work with McCarthy and said that he’s “very, very good at explaining the why behind everything.”
“So just being as detailed as possible with that in the classroom and with the playbook, so then when you go out here, you kind of just go out and play it and not have to think too much,” Allar said. “He’s done a great job of that. We’re going through the process of simplifying things a little bit right now. So that’s been good so far.”
Joe Smeltzer provided reporting from Pittsburgh.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Pat Freiermuth Reveals First Impressions of Drew Allar
