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Steelers bank on rookie center Zach Frazier to protect QBs

PITTSBURGH -- Two years before Zach Frazier joined the Pittsburgh Steelers, assistant general manager Andy Weidl watched the center mow down defensive linemen at Acrisure Stadium.

Frazier's West Virginia squad was playing Pitt in 2022 when he caught the eye of Steelers scouts in attendance.

"I remember at halftime, [director of college scouting] Dan Colbert coming up to me, and he's like, 'Do you see that center from West Virginia dumping guys on the ground?' I said, 'Yeah!' We both saw it, and he was on our radar then."

Frazier remained on the Steelers' radar, and two years later, Weidl and the team's front office selected him with the No.