Is Chukwuma Okorafor’s release a roadblock in getting Broderick Jones to left tackle?
The Steelers’ decision to release veteran T Chukwuma Okorafor surprised precisely nobody. When a high-priced player loses his starting job, his value substantially diminishes. Okorafor would have needed to take a pay cut to remain, given what the Steelers were due to pay him.
But it does beg the question, does this make it harder for the Steelers to move Broderick Jones to left tackle? They drafted him in the first round in 2023, trading up to do so, to be their left tackle of the future.