It wasn’t long after the Steelers signed free agent tight end Eric Ebron that he was in Pittsburgh getting to know his new quarterback.
On a Tuesday video call with reporters, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Ebron stayed at his house earlier this offseason when they got together for throwing sessions.
Building a rapport with Ebron during the summer will hopefully translate to the field this season.
Not only will the addition of Ebron allow for two-tight end sets in the game plan, but it’ll also open up the ground game. “Having two kinds of dynamic weapons like that can still give you a lot in the run game,” Roethlisberger said of Ebron and veteran Vance McDonald.
Back in 2018, when Big Ben recorded career highs in completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns, McDonald and Jesse James were on the receiving end of 80 throws and six scores.
2018 also just happened to be Randy Fichtner’s first season as offensive coordinator. The change in quarterback disheveled the offense last season, but this year, Fichtner will be able to utilize a two-tight end look, maximize the talents of McDonald and Ebron and offer Roethlisberger additional options.
