Coming off of a disastrous 2021 season overall in the trenches on the offensive side of the football, former Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert went right to work in free agency addressing the deficiencies in the trenches, signing the likes of veterans Mason Cole and James Daniels to three-year deals in an effort to kickstart a rebuild at the position.
Along with Daniels and Cole, Colbert retained Chukwuma Okorafor early in free agency, inking the 25-year-old tackle to a three-year deal making him one of the top-10 highest-paid right tackles in football. The Steelers then shifted second-year pro Kendrick Green back to his natural position of left guard, opening up a competition with Kevin Dotson.