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The Pittsburgh Steelers made some bold, and strong, statements in the 2021 NFL Draft by selecting five picks on Day 3. Many of the picks, including a trade into the 5th round, were highly criticized by the fan base, but this doesn’t seem to bother Mike Tomlin or Kevin Colbert.
The Steelers added some defenders to their roster for the first day of the draft, and they seemed to check almost all of the positional boxes of need which existed heading into the draft.
Looking back, the Steelers did something they needed to do in fortifying the offensive front on Day 2. Freiermeuth is known as a great two-way tight end, and Green is the type of physical center who can put the nasty back into the run game. This a running game which ranked dead last in both yards per game and yards per attempt. After addressing the offensive line, which they might continue do on Day 3 of the draft, the Steelers’ running game should be improved in 2021.
The addition of Najee Harris in the first round combined with Freiermeuth and Green, the Steelers have gone all offense on the first two days of the draft for the first time since 1995 when they took Mark Bruener, Kordell Stewart and Bredan Stai for the first three picks of the draft.
With that said, be sure to check out all of our coverage on the Day 3 selections here in this stream, and be sure to check back so you don’t miss a thing on all of our draft coverage as the Pittsburgh Steelers now get to know the players selected in the 2021 NFL Draft.