Though his summer was limited by a knee injury, rookie OT Troy Fautanu doesn’t plan to let it disrupt his fall. Suffering an MCL sprain in his Pittsburgh Steelers’ debut last week, Fautanu told reporters Tuesday he plans to play on Sept. 8, the team’s regular season opener against the Atlanta Falcons.
Per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo, Fautanu said he’s following team trainer’s advice to be 100 percent for Week One.
Fautanu suffered the injury sometime during the first half of the Houston Texans game, though he played through the injury and didn’t reveal it to the team until half time when he asked for a knee brace.