Zach Banner is a big man with a big personality. It was hard for him to be in a position in which he couldn’t express that, but he took it on as a necessary challenge to get himself to where he wants to be. Upon the advice of the older offensive lineman, Banner kept quiet and declined interview requests while remaining inactive all season a year ago in his first trip around the block with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Originally signed in training camp of that year and having earned a spot on the 53-man roster, the former fourth-round pick going into his second season was a healthy scratch all year, but the fact that he remained on the roster the entire time was a testament to what the team though of his potential, something he is now showing.