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The Steelers may have to replace Kendrick Green as his struggles continue

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Asking a rookie to come in and replace a legend is a tough ask. Doing it at a position that requires a ton of communication and making sure the rest of your position group knows what they're doing is even harder. But that is exactly what the Steelers have asked from rookie center, Kendrick Green. The University of Illinois alumni was one of the prospects the Steelers front office identified as a top prospect at his position and took him a little higher than he was projected to go. Not only that, but they did something previously unheard of for this management team, they made him, as a third round pick, a starter immediately.