J.C. Hassenauer has been ready as the next man up all season. Sunday, that plan was put into action. Filling in for an injured Mason Cole for more than a half of action, Hassenauer held his own in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 37-30 defeat. Speaking to reporters Monday, he described the difficulty of preparing to be a starter without seeing starting reps.
“The hardest part about being a backup is you have to prepare as if you’re the starter that week,” he said as tweeted by The Trib’s Chris Adamski.
JC Hassenauer on his role as a backup interior lineman, a day after playing more than half vs the Bengals at center pic.