When Zach Banner won the role of starting right tackle for the Steelers in 2020, fans were excited to see him in action. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see much, as Banner left the Week 1 game with an ACL tear. He underwent surgical repair and spent the rest of the regular season and off-season working hard on his rehab. The expectation was that he would be ready to rock by the beginning of training camp.
Things were going well…sort of. While his “rehab buddy” Devin Bush, who tore his ACL over a month later than Banner, was a full participant in team drills, Banner was held back, doing individual work while the team reportedly eased him in.