Zach Banner has been in the NFL for four seasons now. Originally selected in the fourth round by the Indianapolis Colts, he has been through the league ringer already and has come out the other end as driven as ever to conquer his goals—one of which he did already in 2020.
Entering this past season as one of two candidates to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting right tackle, Banner won the job over Chukwuma Okorafor, marking a major milestone in his career and securing a lifelong dream to start a game in the NFL.
As you know, fate would have other plans, as he suffered a torn ACL late in the season opener, which sidelined him for the rest of the year and thrust Okorafor into the starting lineup, where he started 16 games, including the postseason.