Pittsburgh Steelers rookie T Troy Fautanu started for the first time yesterday in the second game of his career. While he dressed for the season opener, he did not see a snap, acting strictly as a backup. The sudden change occurred because he was recovering from a knee injury and didn’t get enough practice to start.
The Steelers even put the training wheels on yesterday, beginning with a rotation, which failed miserably. Not on Fautanu’s part, but rather on the part of Broderick Jones, rotating in, who didn’t last a full series. He committed three penalties in short succession, including two holding penalties.