The expectation by many is that Chukwuma Okorafor will be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting left tackle this season, replacing the departed Alejandro Villanueva. But to Okorafor, he’s ready for anything. Left or right side. In a Thursday Zoom call, he told reporters he hasn’t been told where he’ll be lining up this year.
“Honestly, I’m just here to do everything I’m being told,” Okorafor told reporters. “If it’s play left tackle, play right tackle. I’ve done both….so I’ll just see how it plays out in training camp.”
He comes into 2021 with experience at both slots. In college at Western Michigan, he served as their left tackle and played so well that teammate Taylor Moton, enjoying a successful career with the Carolina Panthers, was pushed to the right side.