After Troy Fautanu’s preseason injury that forced him to miss about a month, he was inserted into the starting lineup earlier than many expected with his debut coming last week against the Denver Broncos. His play justified that decision pretty quickly.
He looked up to the task of being this team’s starting right tackle for a long time with a very strong NFL debut, and he did it in a difficult matchup against OLB Jonathon Cooper.
A.Q. Shipley, a Pittsburgh native who was drafted by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft, broke down Fautanu’s debut on X.