The Pittsburgh Steelers have made some small, yet significant changes to their offensive line over the course of the offseason.
Offensive tackle Troy Fautanu has switched from right to left tackle, while Mason McCormick has made the same move at guard. Pittsburgh will also have two new starters, as Isaac Seumalo signed with the Arizona Cardinals in free agency and it looks unlikely that Broderick Jones will be playing, at least not in Week 1. This leaves Spencer Anderson and Gennings Dunker to battle
for the right guard spot with Max Iheanachor and Dylan Cook in their own summer competition for the starting right tackle position.
While the Steelers will find out soon enough who their respective starters should be, Moe Moton of Bleacher Report suggests that Pittsburgh trade for a more proven right tackle in Walker Little from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“The Steelers have options at left tackle while Broderick Jones recovers from a neck injury,” Moton writes. “They can slide right tackle Troy Fautanu to the left side, as the team did during the spring, or attempt to fast-track rookie first-rounder Max Iheanachor’s ascension into a starting role. General manager Omar Khan should consider a third option: trading for Little, who lost the Jaguars’ starting left tackle position to Cole Van Lanen last season. Little has 39 career starts in five campaigns. He could man the Steelers’ vacant offensive tackle spot until Iheanachor is ready to take the field.”
Little would bring the stability of a veteran presence, as well as versatility. He’s played all over the line with the Jaguars, taking meaningful snaps at both tackle positions and at right guard. Similar to Fautanu, he can be put just about anywhere and be productive.
The Steelers will report for training camp in less than two weeks on July 28, with their first practice taking place two weeks from today on July 29.
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