{"id":831409,"date":"2026-03-24T18:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/831409\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:15:29","slug":"i-love-that-for-the-steelers-schlereth-raves-about-big-time-addition-michael-pittman-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/831409\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I Love That For The Steelers’: Schlereth Raves About ‘Big-Time Addition’ Michael Pittman Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s still no telling who the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 starting quarterback will be this season. No matter who\u2019s under center, they need weapons, which was an issue for Aaron Rodgers last year. The Steelers didn\u2019t waste time upgrading their skill players, though. Former NFL offensive lineman Mark Schlereth labeled their trade for Michael Pittman Jr. as the second-best under-the-radar addition of the offseason so far.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I love about Pittman, dirty work,\u201d Schlereth said Tuesday on his Stinkin\u2019 Truth podcast.<\/a> \u201cHe is that dude that just runs the inside routes, the love-of-the-game routes, catch it in the middle of the field, take a hit, catch it on the sideline in front of a corner, take a hit in the ribs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis dude is a football player, and I love that for the Steelers. I love Pittman taking that pressure off DK Metcalf. I think he\u2019s a damn good football player and I think it\u2019s a big-time addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schlereth hit the nail on the head with Pittman. The receiver expressed a desire to<\/a> do the dirty work during his introductory press conference with the Steelers. He\u2019s walking into Pittsburgh with a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.<\/p>\n

Pittman\u2019s toughness is well documented, too. Some Steelers fans might remember when he took a huge blow from Damontae Kazee when Pittsburgh faced the Indianapolis Colts during the 2023 season. It was an ugly collision, but Pittman didn\u2019t miss too much time because of it, even though he stated that he still felt like he was<\/a> experiencing effects from the hit.<\/p>\n

While Pittman doesn\u2019t have Metcalf\u2019s athleticism, that doesn\u2019t make him any less exciting of an addition. He\u2019s a consistent player, catching at least 80 passes in four of his last five seasons. Pittman isn\u2019t an explosive player, only going over 1,000 receiving yards twice, but he should be a reliable weapon for whoever the Steelers trot out at quarterback.<\/p>\n

The Steelers\u2019 offense has been hard to watch in recent years \u2014 sluggish, anemic, and more often than not, downright awful. However, their poor receiving corps has been a big part of that. Pittman should help fix that. He\u2019s not as notable name as Tyreek Hill or A.J. Brown, but he\u2019s a solid player who gives Pittsburgh an immediate upgrade.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s still no telling who the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 starting quarterback will be this season. No matter who\u2019s under…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":831410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2055],"tags":[7,34112,11808,6,520,57,2360,426,53689],"class_list":{"0":"post-831409","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-mark-schlereth","10":"tag-michael-pittman-jr","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-pittsburgh","13":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","14":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","15":"tag-steelers","16":"tag-stinkin-truth"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116285521619028870","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}