{"id":317693,"date":"2026-10-30T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/317693\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:00:16","slug":"zach-fraziers-steelers-teammates-say-what-he-wont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/317693\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Frazier’s Steelers Teammates Say What He Won’t"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers center Zach Frazier in a game against the Houston Texans on Jan. 12, 2026. — Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

PITTSBURGH \u2014 Zach Frazier<\/a> prefers to be unassuming.<\/p>\n

The Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 third-year center does his job \u2014 and does it well \u2014 but he wouldn\u2019t be let down if he could just shower, dress and get out of the locker room after games and practices, without having to stand in front of cameras or speak into recorders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like talking about myself, I\u2019ll be honest,\u201d Frazier said after Wednesday\u2019s practice at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.<\/p>\n

Having seen Frazier flatten defenders and just walk away, guard Spencer Anderson<\/a> will vouch for that. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so funny being next to him sometimes when he\u2019s pushing people after the play and they\u2019re pushing him and they\u2019re talking crazy to him \u2026 and he just looks at them like, \u2018OK.\u2019 It\u2019s so funny because it\u2019s the weirdest form of \u2014 not even trash talk, because he doesn\u2019t talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers center Zach Frazier in a game against the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 7, 2025. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n

His numbers \u2014 well, whatever ones you can pull from the position he plays \u2014 sure do. Through seven weeks this season, Pro Football Focus<\/a> has tabbed Frazier with a 78.0 overall grade, tops out of 35 centers. His 78.9 run blocking grade ranks second, while his 75.5 pass blocking grade is third.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve played pretty consistent the whole time I\u2019ve been here, but I feel like this has definitely been my best year so far,\u201d Frazier said. \u201cBut I just wanna keep being consistent, keep growing, keep getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked earlier in the day what he\u2019s liked from what he\u2019s seen out of Frazier, Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy said \u201ceverything.\u201d Namely, the first-year steward has enjoyed No. 54\u2019s approach to his responsibilities, along with watching his leadership grow.<\/p>\n

Left tackle Troy Fautanu<\/a> terms Frazier\u2019s effort as \u201cfinishing to the whistle.\u201d Mauling defenders until it shrieks, left guard Mason McCormick<\/a> said, is just who Frazier is. Anderson, meanwhile, described Frazier as \u201cbook smart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aaron Rodgers<\/a> has been maybe the loudest advocate for Frazier since he arrived in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s played at a high level the last two years that I\u2019ve been here,\u201d the four-time Associated Press NFL MVP quarterback said of Frazier. \u201cA lot of trust, he\u2019s super smart, real even-keeled, strong at the point of attack, good on the second level, very good on passing off stunts, even in the run game \u2014 as you saw this last week, he was phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCormick, who considers Frazier one of his best friends, couldn\u2019t be happier for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s only gonna keep getting better,\u201d McCormick said. \u201cHe\u2019s already playing at a high level. \u2026 He deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n

OK, OK, enough of the applause.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not searching for it, obviously,\u201d Frazier said. \u201cThe only thing I want is the guys behind me to do well, like Jaylen (Warren) and Rico (Dowdle) and Aaron. But if it comes, it comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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