The Pittsburgh Steelers were comfortable enough with Troy Fautanu’s health that they dressed him for the season opener. Although he did not play a snap, he was theoretically one snap away from being in the lineup. That’s exactly what he wanted and is hoping he gets to play this week.
“Man, I was ready to go”, Fautanu said on Wednesday, via the Steelers’ website. “I was kind of waiting for them to call my number, waiting to get in and get some reps out there. It didn’t happen, but the only thing that’s important is that we got the win.