{"id":41688,"date":"2026-01-14T23:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41688"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:36:44","slug":"steelers-frustrated-48-million-star-could-help-chiefs-solve-travis-kelce-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41688","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\uddd0\ud83d\udcb0 Steelers\u2019 Frustrated $48M Star Could Be the SHOCK Solution to Chiefs\u2019 Travis Kelce Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRsMZJqjYiVziq-MLDPVFMf1qrBNSRwwOwQ2g&amp;s\" alt=\"Steelers frustrated $48 million star could help Chiefs solve Travis Kelce problem - Yahoo Sports\" \/>The Kansas City Chiefs are watching the playoffs for the first time since 2014, missing out on the postseason after a 6-11 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs&#8217; offense struggled throughout the 2025 season, even before Patrick Mahomes went down with a torn ACL. They finished 20th in yards per game and totaled just 38 touchdowns all season. A big part of the issue was that Mahomes had no consistently reliable targets throughout the season. However, they can address that by making a trade with the reigning AFC North champions.<\/p>\n<h2>The Chiefs should trade for Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth<\/h2>\n<p>Pat Freiermuth had a down season. He caught just 41 passes, which is a career-low when playing either 16 or 17 games. He also only played in 51 percent of snaps despite being one of the NFL&#8217;s highest-paid tight ends. On locker room cleanout day, Freiermuth admitted he was frustrated with his role in the offense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say that I am disappointed with the lack of opportunities I was given,\u201d\u00a0Freiermuth said via Chris Adamski. \u201cBut, at the end of the day, I\u2019m a team player. I was proud of myself for not making it about myself. It\u2019s always about the team and what we can do to win. I feel like I could have been in situations where I could help the team win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the next regime in Pittsburgh will make better use of Freiermuth. Or, maybe the former second-round pick would welcome a change of scenery. After all, it looks like the Steelers will have yet another new Week 1 starter &#8211; which would mark the sixth straight season a new signal-caller was under center.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the uncertainty, both short and long-term surrounding Travis Kelce, acquiring Freiermuth would give the Chiefs a go-to safety blanket at tight end. If Freiermuth does want a fresh start, Kansas City should be on the phone with Omar Khan to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chiefs could acquire a Steelers star for their offense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83e\uddd0\ud83d\udcb0 Steelers\u2019 Frustrated $48M Star Could Be the SHOCK Solution to Chiefs\u2019 Travis Kelce Problem - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41688\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83e\uddd0\ud83d\udcb0 Steelers\u2019 Frustrated $48M Star Could Be the SHOCK Solution to Chiefs\u2019 Travis Kelce Problem - 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