Freiermuth was forced out of Sunday's game against the 49ers with a chest injury, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Prior to his exit from the contest, Freiermuth caught his only target for a three-yard TD. In Freiermuth's absence, Darnell Washington and Connor Heyward are next up for the Steelers' TE reps.
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