In the first true look at the crop of rookies that the Pittsburgh Steelers brought in via the 2023 NFL Draft, there were expected to be some ups and downs in the preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
No player is going to be perfect in a game, especially at the NFL level, but second-round defensive tackle Keeanu Benton certainly tried his hardest to achieve that perfection, putting together a sparkling performance in his NFL debut on the road.
Seeing second-team reps behind Montravius Adams at nose tackle, Benton came into the game in the second quarter and largely wrecked the interior of Tampa Bay’s offensive line before exiting with an ankle injury.