Given the fact that they shifted Matt Feiler over to guard and brought in Stefen Wisniewski in free agency, I’m guessing that the Pittsburgh Steelers did not necessarily expect that they would get a significant amount of playing time out of rookie fourth-round offensive lineman Kevin Dotson this year. But they did.
Heading into the season finale, which he figures to continue to start, the Louisiana-Lafayette product is approaching 300 offensive snaps played on the season, having made three starts and played in a number of games. He has started two games at right guard earlier in the year for David DeCastro, and started Sunday’s game at left guard for Feiler.