Preseason football isn’t especially important for some players on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster. But for their offensive line, one short on experience, it’s extremely important. Perhaps most for Troy Fautanu, who only played in one regular-season game during his rookie campaign. Fautanu got some work during the Steelers’ win on Saturday, and he impressed his quarterback, Mason Rudolph.
“I thought they did great,” Rudolph said of Fautanu and Broderick Jones, speaking on the Breakfast With Benz podcast after Monday’s training camp practice. “You can just see, Troy, you can see he’s hungry. I’m sure he feels like he missed out [last year], because he did.