Even while recovering from a sprained MCL that will keep him on the sidelines for two weeks through the rest of the preseason, rookie offensive tackle Troy Fautanu will be the starting right tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 8 against the Atlanta Falcons.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac is reporting that the Steelers were going to start Fautanu against the Buffalo Bills and leave him at right tackle into the regular season, but while his knee injury suffered against the Houston Texans has him on the shelf for two weeks, the Steelers believe he’ll be ready for the Sept.