Travis Kelce is one of the greatest tight ends of all-time, if not the greatest, to ever play football. So, who does one of the greatest tight ends to ever play watch? Well. one of the players he loves to watch in Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth.
Kelce loves the ‘savvy’ Freiermuth, who he says is an underrated player who does not get enough love in the NFL.
“Pat is actually one of my favorite tight ends to watch, man,” Kelce said. “He’s savvy in his route running. He is very quarterback friendly, which he knows angles coming out to where he knows he can get a guaranteed catch. And quarterbacks love it when you come out of breaks at certain angles.”
The last three weeks, Freiermuth has 13 receptions for 175 yards and two touchdowns. His connection with Russell Wilson has grown over time, and his role has grown, too. Pittsburgh is starting to get him more on the vertical plane, which has opened up the offense even more, and allowed Freiermuth to start producing at an explosive rate.
In some ways, Freiermuth has some tactics that are similar to Kelce in the ways that he works in scramble drills and gives his quarterback an open target. After signing a big deal this offseason, Freiermuth has been worth it for the Steelers.