I wrote on Saturday afternoon about the importance of Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu succeeding this season as two recent first-round draft picks. Protecting 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers is critical to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ chances, and they can’t have a repeat of 2024, where Jones and Dan Moore Jr. combined to allow the most sacks by a tackle tandem in the NFL.
The young tackle tandem’s first test was on Saturday evening, and it was a successful outing for both of them, as they worked mostly against the Jacksonville Jaguars’ formidable duo of edge rushers.
Out of the 15 snaps they played, neither Jones nor Fautanu was clearly beaten on any play.