There will be growing pains, but it continues to look increasingly likely that rookie center Kendrick Green is going to be afforded the opportunity to work with them as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starter this season. A third-round pick out of Illinois, he was drafted following the retirement of 11-year veteran Maurkice Pouncey, stepping into some big shoes to fill.
While he has been consistently listed as second on the depth chart since training camp opened, behind J.C. Hassenauer, Green is the one who has actually been on the field working with the first-team offensive line whenever he’s been available, minus a few excused absences.