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Tomlin downplays Moore's first-team reps, but a theme's taken root

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LATROBE, Pa. -- The first-round selection of Broderick Jones in the 2023 NFL Draft -- a player for whom Omar Khan traded up to select -- apparently lit a productive fire under Dan Moore Jr.

Moore had wavered as a mediocre run blocker and a decent pass blocker since being drafted in the fourth round in 2021t, but that is about what was expected from a tackle drafted on Day 3, when developmental players tend to slide to with the aspiration of a coaching staff being able to tap into the traits that caused them to slide into those later rounds in the first place.