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Trai Turner Credits Dan Moore Jr. For ‘Stepping Up To Challenge’ Of Playing Left Tackle As A Rookie

It wasn’t always pretty, and it certainly wasn’t always successful, but Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie left tackle Dan Moore Jr. more than held his own throughout his first season in the NFL having been thrust into the starting lineup just days before kickoff in Week 1 in Buffalo.

Since that day, Moore Jr. has had his fair share of growing pains, but he’s also shown real flashes of promise at left tackle after being a fourth-round pick by the Steelers in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M.

In 1,079 snaps over 16 starts (Moore Jr. missed the final game of the season against the Baltimore Ravens with a high ankle sprain), Moore Jr.