With veteran center Nate Herbig sidelined for an extended amount of time moving forward due to a shoulder injury, the starting center job for the Pittsburgh Steelers falls to rookie Zach Frazier.
That starting role, well, started Saturday against the Buffalo Bills Saturday in the preseason matchup at Acrisure Stadium. In his first true NFL start, Frazier had some good moments against Buffalo and made an impression on veteran quarterback Russell Wilson in the process.
Though things didn’t go well overall for the offense Saturday in the 9-3 loss to the Bills, Wilson was impressed with Frazier in the starting role, praising him after the game for making some good calls in protection and in the run, and showing no fear in the huddle under the bright lights.