This is the final installment in a series I’ve been writing for the past month about the re-shuffling of the Steelers’ offensive line. Today’s piece looks at Chukwuma Okorafor and his bid to best Zach Banner in the competition for the starting right tackle spot.
Like Banner, who dropped eighty pounds a few years ago to get to a manageable playing weight, Okorafor has overcome obstacles to reach this place in his career. He was born in Nigeria and emigrated to the United States when he was 12, never having seen an American football game.