The Pittsburgh Steelers may be down to just one legitimate competition for a starting job on offense at this point, specifically at left guard, where incumbent Kevin Dotson is hoping to hold off second-year challenger Kendrick Green, who is moving over from starting at center.
The two started nine games side by side last season before Dotson went down with a significant ankle injury that knocked him out for the remainder of the year. Now they’re splitting reps at one spot. But they’re both ready to go up against some different defensive linemen in tomorrow’s preseason opener.
“It’s like fighting your little brother or playing basketball against your little or big brother”, he said, via The Fan, about constantly working in practice against the Steelers’ defenders.