{"id":2564,"date":"2024-09-21T03:06:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2024-09-21T03:06:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:06:51","slug":"steelers-ot-troy-fautanu-injured-again-broderick-jones-back-with-first-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=2564","title":{"rendered":"Steelers OT Troy Fautanu Injured Again, Broderick Jones Back with First Team.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tackle Troy Fautanu suffered another injury, putting Broderick Jones back with the first team at right tackle.<\/p>\n

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PITTSBURGH \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Last week, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie\u00a0Troy Fautanu replaced Broderick Jones as the team\u2019s starting right tackle.<\/p>\n

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This week, it could be going the other way around, as a practice injury for Fautanu could have opened the door to Jones starting once again this week.<\/p>\n

Fautanu, the team\u2019s first-round pick this spring out of Washington, was dressed in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, but did not play while having just gotten cleared to recover from a preseason knee sprain.<\/p>\n

With him back in the fold in Week 2, head coach Mike Tomlin made the switch, staring Fautanu and sending Jones, the club\u2019s 2023 first-round pick, to the bench.<\/p>\n

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Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Broderick Jones warms up before a game against the Denver Broncos on Sept. 15, 2024. \u2014 Alan Saunders \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jones subbed in for one series in a ham-fisted rotation that went south incredibly quickly. Jones was flagged three times in a six-play span before being benched against the Broncos. \u2028It looked like he was headed back to the bench for good, but then Fautanu left Friday\u2019s practice session with an injury, and Jones was right back with the starters.<\/p>\n

\u201cTroy had a little tweak today,\u201d\u00a0Jones said. \u201cWe really don\u2019t know what his status is gonna be. But I filled in for him and we\u2019re just gonna roll from there. After he gets his MRI and stuff, we\u2019ll just figure out what\u2019s going on from there. The coaches are going to make the decision and go from there. We\u2019ve got two days. He\u2019s got a day break to rest whatever it is. I really don\u2019t even know what happened to him. I ain\u2019t seen it. We\u2019ll figure it out and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n