{"id":128171,"date":"2026-03-03T08:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/128171\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:16:18","slug":"multiple-teams-trying-to-trade-for-pittsburgh-steelers-te-pat-freiermuth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/128171\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple teams trying to trade for Pittsburgh Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Pittsburgh Steelers have gone through a lot of turnover on offense over the last handful of seasons. Since 2021, they\u2019ve had a different Week 1 starting quarterback in each season, and their No. 1 wide receiver has been a different name in each of the last three seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">One player who has remained a rare constant on offense has been tight end Pat Freiermuth. Pittsburgh signed him to a four-year extension back in 2024, and he went on to have a terrific year, setting career highs in catches and touchdowns. However, 2025 was a different story. Freiermuth caught just 41 passes compared to the 65 he caught in 2024. This has led to trade speculation around No. 88, and there are certainly plenty of suitors who would like to add him to their roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7079348\/2026\/03\/02\/pittsburgh-steelers-nfl-combine-free-agency-offseason-plans\/?source=emp_shared_article&amp;unlocked_article_code=1.QFA.calO.ZTP-2zG-e4pD&amp;smid=ta-ios-share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike DeFabo of The Athletic <\/a>reports that there are at least half a dozen teams that have interest in trading for the Penn State alum, but the Steelers don\u2019t have interest in moving him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cAt least six teams would be interested in exploring the idea of acquiring tight end Pat Freiermuth, according to a league source,\u201d DeFabo writes. \u201cHowever, at least right now, teams are being told he\u2019s not available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">With yet another new offensive playbook entering the fray with new head coach Mike McCarthy, Freiermuth could get back to being the safety blanket and difference-maker for the Steelers he has proven to be, dating back to his rookie season when he caught seven touchdowns from Ben Roethlisberger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let us know what you think in the comments. Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest news, breakdowns, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers have gone through a lot of turnover on offense over the last handful of seasons.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74,4853,7106,7107],"class_list":["post-128171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-news","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-roster","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-rumors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}