While the Broderick Jones experiment is currently at intermission, the Troy Fautanu era is just beginning for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Fautanu is now the team’s starting right tackle, Jones not likely to resurface until he lands at left tackle. Whether that comes this year or next year, it’s too early to say. But former Steelers OL Trai Essex believes the right side is in good hands already, assessing Fautanu’s debut.
“I thought he did fantastic”, he said of Troy Fautanu on 93.7 The Fan yesterday. “It’s tough, because he was coming in with the game plan of rotating every now and again, every other series with Broderick [Jones].