The numbers change, but the role remains the same. The Pittsburgh Steelers may have found their new tackle-eligible tight end in rookie first-round pick Broderick Jones while he waits for his opportunity to crack the starting lineup.
While he failed to unseat incumbent Dan Moore Jr. at left tackle—or so we are led to believe—it would be a mistake to assume that means Jones isn’t going to see meaningful playing time even toward the beginning of his rookie season.
For more than a decade, the Steelers have used the tackle-eligible tight end role as a means of breaking in talent along the offensive line.