Welcome to Joe Starkey’s mailbag, where the Post-Gazette columnist and 93.7 The Fan radio host answers your questions about sports, life, Larry Foote and everything in between. If you want to ask Joe a question, tweet him at @JoeStarkey1 or email him at jstarkey@post-gazette.com. On to the questions …

nate, @NateStorr: Why are the Steelers paying Pat Freiermuth $12 million a year to be Zach Gentry?

Starkey: Good question, Dr. Storr. Freiermuth is on pace for just 40 catches for just 368 yards and zero touchdowns. As one would hope, that’s still more than Gentry’s best years (19 catches in 2021, ’22) — but not by nearly enough.

Also, Freiermuth is playing less than he ever has, logging just 56% of the offensive snaps. That is down 13% from last season. Jonnu Smith, a more versatile playe

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