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Steelers Taking Risk Trusting Jerald Hawkins In Swing Role

It’s not really something that is being discussed very much just yet, but the truth is that the Pittsburgh Steelers are heading into the 2018 season with a pretty big question mark at a spot that has proven to be pretty important in recent years. It’s not a starting job, but has accounted for a lot of starts over a long period of time.

I’m talking about the swing tackle position, which has most recently been occupied by Chris Hubbard. The four-year veteran started the majority of the 2017 season at right tackle while starter Marcus Gilbert wrestled with injuries and then was hit with a four-game suspension in the season half of the season.