The Pittsburgh Steelers are placing rookie offensive tackle Troy Fautanu on the injured reserve list with a knee injury, the team announced on Saturday. The news came on Saturday with two other roster moves ahead of Week 3, including the promotion of OT John Leglue and DB James Pierre to the active roster from the practice squad.
Fautanu’s loss puts second-year OT Broderick Jones in place to start indefinitely, just one week after being benched amid a disastrous performance in Week 2. Fautanu had only just been listed as the starting right tackle on the depth chart earlier this week.