Robert Tonyan
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Sep 15, 2026
George KittleHOST
You could do J-
Greg OlsenGUEST
Why don't you do Toney and Kraft-
George KittleHOST
Yeah
Greg OlsenGUEST
... and they have to do a, like a couples shoot.
Greg OlsenGUEST
I think that's gonna be great
Claire KittleHOST
...
Claire KittleHOST
Toney is, what do you call him? Something of the North?
George KittleHOST
Oh, he's one of the only Titans, he's played on all four NFC North teams.
Brian Anthony DavisHOST
He had a long of nineteen and it was punishing.
Brian Anthony DavisHOST
Man, these are two good tight ends, and you throw in Robert Tonyan, it's a very solid room.
Brian Anthony DavisHOST
But I think Muth is going to drive the whole bus for the Steelers.
Brian Anthony DavisHOST
Number six as we're counting them down, as I think out loud, it's the fact that the Steelers pay attention to the pundits.
Rob KingHOST
Um, I [laughs] you know, I, I, I think I wanna, I think I wanna do this this way.
Rob KingHOST
Um, and I don't, I don't mean to put you on the spot, but if you were gonna guess, Willie, where this tight end group ranked, and we're talking about, um, you know, Friermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan.
Rob KingHOST
Where do you think, just a general sense, I'm not trying to pin you down too much, but you know, within five spots or so, where do you think this tight end group would rank in the NFL?
Willie ColonGUEST
This is my ranking or are we saying-
Max StarksHOST
Okay
Rob KingHOST
... and again, the Steelers haven't added anybody to that group.
Rob KingHOST
I mean, I think we all thought Robert Tonyan was gonna be that third tight end, um, especially after the first game.
Rob KingHOST
If we had any doubts, I think it was erased there.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
They didn't go out and get another, a tight end that's gonna compete with him.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
Like, I get the Robert Tonyan thing, but he's not gonna take away snaps from Pat.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
Darnell looks to be involved, but I think Mike McCarthy likes Pat Freiermuth more and what his skill set is than Darnell.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
I think Pat's gonna be very involved in this offense, and i- he's got the talent, he's just never put it together.
Simon WinstanleyHOST
We kept that Fryer booth.
Simon WinstanleyHOST
Is it Farrell? Is it Farrell? Who knows? Pat Frymouth, Robert Tonyan, Darnell Washington, as expected at tight end, ultimately, which, by the way, is pretty crazy when you think about where we were at the start of preseason to say that Robert Tonyan was as expected, but I think by the end it was.
KetsHOST
It's a solid room.
Mark HansonHOST
I like that room.
Brian Anthony DavisHOST
Wide receivers DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Jeremy Bernard, Ben Skowronek, and Kadon Wojton.
Brian Anthony DavisHOST
Tight ends Pa- Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, and Robert Tonyan.
Brian Anthony DavisHOST
Love to hear that.
Brian Anthony DavisHOST
Riley Nowakowski as a fullback.
Roy KuchmanHOST
I think this one's a pretty easy layup here, too.
Roy KuchmanHOST
Priamul, Washington, Robert Tonyan I, I believe has secured his spot-
Robert RobinsonHOST
Yep
Roy KuchmanHOST
... easily, and Noakowski.
Dave BryanHOST
So I, I think overall you're looking at a scenario with Nichols and Heidenreich both clearing waivers, and assuming they wanna go to the practice squad, they'll be invited to the practice squad.
Alex KozoraHOST
Can I put my tinfoil hat on, Dave, and wonder on a night in which most veterans did not play, Travis Homer not only dressed but played a handful of snaps in this one, whereas other veterans in maybe similar situations like Dean Lowry and Robert Tonyan and Rayshawn Jenkins did not suit up
Dave BryanHOST
upUh, I wouldn't go that far because, I mean, you gotta go...
Dave BryanHOST
I, I, I thought about that too.
51 MINS LATER
Alex KozoraHOST
They were number 53, number 54 players on my, uh, on my bubble, you could say, but I'm keeping it status quo.
Dave BryanHOST
I think if I make any changes at all, and I have not written mine out, uh, and have not watched all the tape yet, but if I were to make any change at all, and assuming, you know, assuming obviously, you know, uh, uh, no IR moves, we talked about Sebastian Joseph Day and, and Brisker and all like that.
Dave BryanHOST
But, uh, based off my, my last one that I did, a 53-man roster prediction a few days ago, I think the only thing I'm struggling with is maybe cutting Robert Tonyan and keeping, uh, Jenkins as a, uh, a- as a fourth safety.
Alex KozoraHOST
Okay.
Chris HalickeHOST
And he says, "Second, i- is it possible to project who will be on the practice squad? Uh, who do you think will be on it?" It, it's hard to say because every player's circumstance is different.
Chris HalickeHOST
Like, I can look at Travis Homer and Robert Tonyan and Rashan Jenkins, and, like, players like those guys who are veterans, who have more than four years of accrued NFL seasons, which means they don't have to go through waivers, which means you can say, "Hey, we're gonna cut you, but we wanna sign you back to the practice squad," and that signing back to the practice squad will guarantee you, "Hey, we're definitely gonna elevate you at least the first two weeks of the season, because we know we, we really, really value what you contribute on special teams," or whatever the case may be.
Chris HalickeHOST
Um, so those guys, I think, if they don't make the 53, could probably get a really good chance of being signed back to the practice squad.
Chris HalickeHOST
The ones who are the, the hardest to project are those who would have to go through waivers, which are anybody who has less than four accrued seasons.
18 MINS LATER
Chris HalickeHOST
Kang- like, McCarthy's been running Kangaroo for about a decade and a half, if not longer.
Chris HalickeHOST
Uh, so, uh, which by the way, if you wanna know what Kangaroo is, go watch, uh, my Chalk Talk that I did on Will Howard's first preseason game.
Chris HalickeHOST
Uh, 'cause uh, that was, uh, the concept that was ran whenever he threw the pass to Robert Tonyan over the middle.
Chris HalickeHOST
Um, yeah.
Kevin SmithHOST
I just have a hunch it's Johnson.
Kevin SmithHOST
Tight end number three, I think Robert Tonyan's making the roster.
Kevin SmithHOST
I think the fact he didn't play on Thursday night is a big indicator he's making the roster, and I'll be happy to see that.
Kevin SmithHOST
I'll be happy to see that because I think, I think he's got a place in this offense.
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