Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was asked following Monday’s practice why second-year guard Kevin Dotson was running with the second-team offensive line in his first practice back in the lineup, in spite of the fact that he is listed as a starter on the depth chart.
“He has done nothing to earn first team reps”, he told the reporter who asked him that question. As a rookie last season, Dotson did start four games as an injury replacement, and was projected to replace Matt Feiler as the starting left guard this year. “What are we talking about?