The Pittsburgh Steelers were banking on coaching OT Broderick Jones to reach his potential when they selected him 14th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. Jones was a big ball of clay, inexperienced but powerful and athletic.
The Steelers planned for Jones to be their left tackle of the future. But those plans hit a couple of roadblocks. Jones played the majority of his snaps at right tackle in 2023. That’s not his natural position. And then, rather than competing with incumbent LT Dan Moore Jr. this summer, Jones has spent more time at right tackle again after rookie OT Troy Fautanu suffered a knee injury in the first preseason game.