The Pittsburgh Steelers, or at least head coach Mike Tomlin, have been playing hardball with second-year offensive lineman Kevin Dotson since training camp opened. He was sidelined with an ankle injury for the first couple of weeks, and they are making him earn his way back into the conversation for first-team reps.
Dotson only just recently got back onto the field, and when Tomlin was asked last week why he was working behind Rashaad Coward with the second-team offensive line, he seemed to be incredulous as to why the answer was not obvious, saying that he’s a young guy who hadn’t been practicing and hasn’t earned it.