Last season, Pittsburgh put first-round rookie OT Broderick Jones through the wringer in his inaugural season in the NFL. He was drafted to be a left tackle and worked left tackle throughout training camp and preseason in 2023. Jones took his first regular-season snaps at left tackle when Dan Moore Jr. missed time in the first quarter of the season, taking his lumps in his first game against the Houston Texans, but rebounded with a strong performance against the Baltimore Ravens.
Jones was taken out of the lineup when Moore was back healthy. He sat on the bench for one week before being thrown in at right tackle to replace Chukwuma Okorafor.