Pittsburgh Steelers rookie T Troy Fautanu saw some impromptu snaps with the first-team offense yesterday. The first-round pick reportedly impressed while filling in for Broderick Jones, taking a step toward starting in the season opener. While it was a mere cameo, he showed that an accelerated timeline for starting is realistic for him.
Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was “very impressed” with Fautanu, for example. “Troy Fautanu comes in, Justin Fields throws a touchdown pass, but Fautanu really stymied T.J. Watt at the line of scrimmage. I focused on Fautanu throughout practice today. His pass protection, his technique is really, really good”.