‘Wasn’t Really Sure With Them’: Eli Heidenreich Explains How Steelers Scouted Him Differently

Eli Heidenreich wasn’t sure at all that the Steelers would draft him. In fact, he wasn’t even sure at what position they scouted him. And that showed in the pre-draft process, he said recently, Pittsburgh’s scouting differing from how most teams viewed him. While he’s technically in the running back room now, however, they list him as “RB/WR”. “I wasn’t totally sure”, Heidenreich said on the Ross Tucker podcast, at what position the Steelers scouted him. “Each team had a different vision for me in the pre-draft process. I interviewed with some running back coaches; I interviewed with some wide…