Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers have traditionally been careful with how fast they bring rookies along. That is one of the reasons that the team’s top two draft picks, OT Troy Fautanu and C Zach Frazier, have received limited reps with the first-team offense so far through 11 practices of training camp. Fautanu just got his first full day of work as the first-team right tackle during Tuesday’s practice, but Frazier has largely been working with the second-team unit behind Nate Herbig on the depth chart.
With training camp about halfway through, and the first preseason game approaching on Friday, when will those opportunities come for the rookies?