During the last few NFL Drafts, Mike Tomlin’s Pittsburgh Steelers have made a big effort to upgrade the trenches on both sides of the ball. Each of their past three first-round picks have been on the offensive or defensive line; they selected Broderick Jones, Troy Fautanu and Derrick Harmon.
After this investment, the Steelers are flush with youth on both the offensive and defensive line. Some of these young, talented players will do direct battle with each other throughout training camp. That’s something Mike Tomlin is excited about, as a speech after Tuesday’s practice evidenced.
“Certainly, the iron-on-iron component to get better is something that that we buy into,” Tomlin said per a team-provided transcript.