When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up in the first round to select Georgia OT Broderick Jones, they were hoping for somebody who could lead the offensive line into the future. Outside of the two guards currently on the roster who were brought in as free agents, the other players probably aren’t being viewed as cornerstones of the line for years to come. Jones has a chance to be just that, and according to his teammate Cameron Heyward, he is well on his way.
“You look at a guy like Broderick, he took his lumps early, but I thought he brought the energy of how a Maurkice Pouncey would play,” Heyward said during the ALL NFL Podcast with Brian Baldinger and Anthony Gargano.