Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth calls out former Pro Bowler for leaving on bad terms after negative comments about Pittsburgh
Najee Harris and Pat Freiermuth had a great relationship during their time together with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Memebers of the 2021 draft class, Muth received his extension last offseason, while Harris had his fifth-year option declined, which ultimately led to him leaving in free agency last month. And on his way out, he had some […]
Najee Harris and Pat Freiermuth had a great relationship during their time together with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Memebers of the 2021 draft class, Muth received his extension last offseason, while Harris had his fifth-year option declined, which ultimately led to him leaving in free agency last month.
And on his way out, he had some less-than-nice things to say about the Steelers, and it seems Pat Freiermuth took offense to that…
Pat Freiermuth didn't appreciate the way Najee Harris left
“It’s going to be tough, but I’m happy for [Harris] and his new opportunity," Freiermuth said on teammate Christin Kuntz's podcast. "I didn’t agree with the way he went out. I called him about it, and we talked. Every guy is different…
"…We play L.A. this year. You know he’s going to be running hard—but we’re going to be hitting him harder.”
L.A. of course, refers to the Los Angeles Chargers, who signed Harris to a one-year deal in free agency. Instead of being happy for his new situation, Harris seemed to show his true colors with some disparaging comments about Pittsburgh on his way out…
"We didn’t have any identity. We had a young guy coming in at QB. I really didn’t have nobody to almost learn from on the offensive side,” Harris said via KCAL News. “The veteran guy on that team was a two-three year vet. He’s still learning himself. I’m coming in and looking to guys to pick their brain, and it was mostly defensive guys… so through the years, I learned a lot, but I learned it firsthand…
"…My time in Pittsburgh, it was a lot of learning things, a lot of learning experiences. Playing for Mike T, playing in that division, there were a lot of ways I didn’t even realize what the NFL was really about until I came to Pittsburgh. I don’t want to go into detail with it, but I feel there was a lot of stuff in my game where I could’ve elevated more and I could’ve did more. I feel like I just didn’t get it done. I feel like I was obviously missing something. … It was interesting years there, I’ll just say that. Interesting years."
Harris also seemed to take a shot at the Steelers' facilities, where during his introductory presser, he raved about what the Chargers' weight room looks like compared to "other places."
Safe to say that if Freiermuith didn't appreciate the way things ended. I would imagine Mike Tomlin will have his defense motivated before they match up with Harris in 2025.
