LATROBE, Pa. -- The Steelers have a backup center problem with few candidates standing out as potential solutions.
While Mason Cole has the potential to break out as one of the best centers in the NFL this season, the contingency plan behind him looks cloudy with nearly three weeks to go until the regular season kicks off. This wasn't as much of an issue in years past, as J.C. Hassenauer locked in that role and held onto it for three seasons before leaving for the Giants in free agency.
The Kendrick Green experiment -- no matter how much Ben Roethlisberger wants to plead about how much he loves Green and how "they drafted that guy to be my center" -- is on life support.