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The Terrible Take - Episode 1865 - April 12, 2026

The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

The Terrible Podcast

Football, Sports

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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April 12, 2026 - For Episode 1,865 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why she expects the Steelers to draft a tight end in this year's draft and which rounds are most likely. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'll now hand you over to my best man, Eddie.

0:04.0

Wow, wow, wow, second time's a charm, eh, Billy Boy?

0:09.0

Oh God.

0:10.0

Substitution, courtesy of Paddy Power embarrassing Eddie makes way for sensible Samuel.

0:15.0

Cool, that was close.

0:16.0

You might not always pick the right starter, but your sub can still deliver.

0:19.0

Because with Paddy's super sub, your bet rolls over to the player coming on. Paddy Power. Valid on selected leagues and markets only. Pre-match and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome selections only. Tis and exclusions apply. 18 plus scummelaware.org. Welcome to the Terrible take, a daily segment telling Steeler Nation what's on our minds. I'm Melanie Friedlander. Before free agency began, Tideon didn't seem like

0:39.8

a position of need for the Steelers. Even assuming that they would be ending the Janu Smith experience,

0:44.9

they still had starters Pat Firemuth and Darnell Washington under contract. Although Connor

0:49.5

Hayward was a pending free agent at the end of his rookie deal, it seemed likely that the team

0:53.3

would bring him back. Fast forward to April. John Hsu Smith was released. Connor Hayward signed with the Raiders,

1:00.3

a team that gave him a nice payday and a chance to contribute more regularly on the offense.

1:04.7

That leaves two tight ends on the Steelers roster, plus J.J. Galbraith, who was signed to a

1:09.8

reserve futures contract in January. Galbraith originally who was signed to a reserve futures contract in January.

1:12.4

Galbraith originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent after the draft last year.

1:17.2

He spent time on the practice squad, but has yet to make his NFL debut.

1:20.9

He would need to have a very good training camp in a preseason, plus bring special teams value,

1:25.1

to earn a spot on the 53-man roster.

1:28.3

Washington, who worked his way up the depth chart last year, proved his value.

1:32.3

He is heading into the final year of his rookie contract.

1:35.3

Hopefully, the Steelers will get an extension done and lock him up for the next few years.

1:39.4

But if they can't, he could leave in free agency after the upcoming season.

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