When the Steelers opened training camp at Heinz Field last July, the team felt it was in good, not great, shape at center.
After all, they had selected Kendrick Green in the third round of the draft and had both J.C. Hassenauer and B.J. Finney, who had started games at center in previous seasons, on the roster, as well.
But a week into training camp, Hassenauer and Finney were out with injuries, leaving Green as the only healthy center on the roster. The team was forced to use John Leglue, an undrafted offensive tackle fighting to get noticed, at center.