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Comparing Pat to Heath all about the blocking

You see the comparisons, and your first reaction is to scoff.

Heath Miller was a first-round pick anyway; Freiermuth, a second-round pick in the most recent draft.

But media and fans couldn’t help but link the two tight ends because for the first time since Miller, the Steelers drafted a dual threat in Freiermuth, or at least as much threat as a blocker can provide.

Freiermuth can catch the thing, too. He’s celebrated at Penn State for never having dropped a pass in the red zone.

“That’s true. I never dropped a pass in the red

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