Pat Freiermuth - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates

The culture that Pittsburgh coach Mike McCarthy wants to create may be taking shape for 6-2 Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers head into their bye week atop the AFC North at 6-2 following a dominant victory over rival Cleveland

NOVEMBER 2 • Associated Press

Scores goal-line rushing TD in win Freiermuth caught both of his targets for 35 yards in Sunday's 27-6 win over the Browns. He added one rushing attempt for a one-yard touchdown.

Impact With time expiring in the second quarter, Freiermuth took a direct snap and punched in a one-yard rushing score to put the Steelers up 20-6 headed into halftime. The tight end entered the season with zero career carries but now has four through eight games, turning them into five yards and a touchdown. As a receiver, Freiermuth has been held to exactly two catches in each of the last three games and has yet to hit 50 yards in any game this season. He's a touchdown-or-bust fantasy bet with the Steelers headed into their bye week.

NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Steelers bulldoze Browns 27-6 to take AFC North lead, extend home streak over rivals to 23 straight

Jaylen Warren tied a career high with 143 rushing yards and a touchdown on his 28th birthday to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 27-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns

NOVEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Two catches in win over New Orleans Freiermuth caught two of four targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 16-10 win over the Saints.

Impact Over the last two weeks, Freiermuth has just four grabs for 31 yards on seven targets. In that same span, Darnell Washington has secured five grabs for 29 yards and two touchdowns as one of Aaron Rodgers' preferred targets in the red zone. Freiermuth is in the large bucket of touchdown-or-bust fantasy options at tight end.

OCTOBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Two catches in Week 6 win Freiermuth caught two of three targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 26-19 overtime win over the Bucs.

Impact Freiermuth entered Week 6 questionable due to a calf injury, but he ended up running 41 routes on Aaron Rodgers' 56 dropbacks. The tight end just didn't do much in the box score and was targeted on just 6.1 percent of Rodgers' 49 pass attempts. Freiermuth has already scored four touchdowns this season but has just 180 receiving yards on 21 grabs across 29 targets through six games. He's a touchdown-or-bust fantasy option.

OCTOBER 19 • ROTOWIRE

Active in Week 6 Freiermuth (calf) is active for Sunday's Week 6 matchup against the Buccaneers.

Impact Freiermuth was tacked on to the Steelers' injury report Saturday after he dealt with calf tightness during the team's walkthrough, but reports earlier Sunday indicated the veteran tight end was trending toward active status. Freiermuth's availability is now official, and after recording three touchdown receptions over the last two games, he could be in for another busy afternoon Sunday due to Pittsburgh being without all of Michael Pittman (IR, foot), Roman Wilson (IR, finger) and Ben Skowronek (calf) in terms of pass-catching options.

OCTOBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Will Pat Freiermuth play today? Injury update, fantasy advice for Week 6 This is an injury update on Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth and whether you should start him in fantasy.

OCTOBER 18 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Chance to play in Week 6 The Steelers are "optimistic" that Freiermuth (calf) will play Sunday at Tampa Bay, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Impact Pittsburgh added Freiermuth to the injury report Saturday, listing him as questionable for Week 6 action due to a calf injury. Despite the very late decision to do so, the team seemingly is of the belief that he'll be available Sunday, which will be confirmed approximately 90 minutes before a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. If Freiermuth isn't 100 percent, Darnell Washington and Robert Tonyan will be on handle for increased roles at tight end.

OCTOBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with calf injury, iffy for Week 6 Freiermuth (calf) was added to the injury report Saturday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Impact The late addition of a calf issue puts Freiermuth's availability in doubt ahead of Week 6. He's coming off a two-touchdown performance against the Colts in Week 5, but if he's sidelined for Sunday, then Darnell Washington would step into a larger role offensively, with Robert Tonyan also in the mix for more snaps.

OCTOBER 17 • ROTOWIRE

The Steelers are hurting at wide receiver, so Aaron Rodgers will try to build chemistry on the fly

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be short-handed at wide receiver when they travel to face Tampa Bay

OCTOBER 14 • Associated Press

Defensive critiques continue after Colts have yet another frustrating loss in Pittsburgh

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner questioned his own effort

OCTOBER 12 • Associated Press

Week 6 fantasy football waiver wire FAAB: Aaron Rodgers, Pat Freiermuth are top adds Will Shipley’s foot injury, Marvin Harrison Jr.’s trade to Houston and four teams on bye reshape rosters before Thursday’s Seahawks-Broncos...

OCTOBER 12 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Finds end zone twice in win over Indy Freiermuth caught five of seven targets for 44 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 34-22 win over the Colts. He added one yard on his lone carry.

Impact The veteran tight end connected with Aaron Rodgers on a one-yard score in the second quarter and a 17-yard strike in the fourth. Freiermuth is up to four touchdowns through five games to begin the season, already matching his total over 17 regular-season contests in 2025, and his 19 catches has him on pace to match the career-high 65 passes he hauled in during 2024. Freiermuth will look to keep rolling in a Week 6 road trip to Tampa Bay.

OCTOBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Jaylen Warren's brilliance leads the Steelers past the Colts 34-22

Jaylen Warren racked up 188 total yards and scored a pair of long touchdowns to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 34-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts

OCTOBER 11 • Associated Press

HIGHLIGHT: Rodgers to Freiermuth for a TD QB Aaron Rodgers finds TE Pat Freiermuth across the middle for a TD

OCTOBER 11 • STEELERS.COM

HIGHLIGHT: Touchdown Freiermuth QB Aaron Rodgers connects with TE Pat Freiermuth for the 1-yard TD

OCTOBER 11 • STEELERS.COM

Long day for Steelers starts with Joey Porter Jr.'s trade, ends with 27-24 loss to Browns

The Pittsburgh Steelers got rid of a lingering headache by trading cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys

OCTOBER 2 • Associated Press

Gets into end zone Thursday Freiermuth brought in three of five targets for 17 yards and a touchdown in the Steelers' 27-24 loss to the Browns on Thursday.

Impact Freiermuth and fellow tight end Darnell Washington each had three catches and a touchdown on five targets, as the two continued in a pretty even timeshare at the position. Freiermuth's scoring grab was particularly timely, as it came with 1:42 remaining and put the Steelers within two points of knotting the game up at 24-24. Freiermuth has multiple receptions in every game this season and a pair of touchdown catches, and he should remain in a similar role when Pittsburgh returns to action to face off with the Colts in a Week 5 home matchup on Sunday, Oct. 11.

OCTOBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

HIGHLIGHT: Touchdown Freiermuth QB Aaron Rodgers completes a short pass to TE Pat Freiermuth for the TD

OCTOBER 2 • STEELERS.COM

Watson leads another game-winning drive, Szmyt hits 56-yard FG and Browns beat Steelers 27-24

Deshaun Watson passed for 268 yards and moved the Browns into position for Andre Szmyt’s career-long 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining that gave Cleveland a 27-24 win ov...

OCTOBER 2 • Associated Press

Held to two catches in Week 3 Freiermuth recorded two receptions for 30 yards on four targets and carried once for one yard in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Bengals.

Impact Freiermuth took the field for 37 of the Steelers' 62 offensive snaps, with his 60 percent share placing him slightly behind fellow tight end Darnell Washington (47 snaps, 76 percent). The Steelers should continue to make ample use of two-tight-end sets to keep Freiermuth involved in their game plans, but since he doesn't project to see heavy target volume week to week, he'll remain a largely touchdown-dependent fantasy option.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Accumulates 34 yards in Week 2 loss Freiermuth caught four passes on five targets for 32 yards while logging a two-yard carry during the Steelers' 20-3 loss to the Patriots on Sunday.

Impact Freiermuth and Darnell Washington were both named starters for Sunday's game, with the former leading all Steelers tight ends with 46 of 67 offensive snaps (68.7 percent). Unlike Week 1 against the Falcons, Freiermuth did not draw a red zone target from Aaron Rodgers in Week 2, with the veteran quarterback averaging just 4.8 yards per pass attempt against New England. Freiermuth will take a 9-78-1 receiving line (on 10 targets) into a Week 3, AFC North divisional showdown against the Bengals.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

How to live stream Patriots vs Steelers for free: NFL, TV channel The New England Patriots play in front of their home crowd for the first time this season on Sunday as they welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers...

SEPTEMBER 20 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Dalton Schultz, Michael Mayer, and 2 Other Top Fantasy Football Tight End Streamers for Week 2 Tight end streamers are available to pick up in fantasy football, featuring high-upside players such as Dalton Schultz and Pat Freiermuth.

SEPTEMBER 16 • SI.COM

Grabs TD in Week 1 victory Freiermuth caught all five of his targets for 46 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-13 win over Atlanta.

Impact Freiermuth looked great in Pittsburgh's season opener, ranking second on the team in receiving yardage and tying for first in catches. He accounted for the Steelers' lone offensive touchdown when he connected with Aaron Rodgers for a six-yard score in the second quarter. The five receptions were as many as Freiermuth had in any contest all of last season. Meanwhile, Darnell Washington had a quieter game statistically with two catches (on two targets) for 18 yards. Freiermuth and Washington figure to jockey for tight-end targets and snaps throughout the campaign.

SEPTEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

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