Offensive tackle Broderick Jones has played solidly in limited outings, two starts, for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But he’s not ready to publicly crown him starter — or at least he won’t tip his hand to the Green Bay Packers.
But rest assured, Jones is starting.
“I thought he did some really good things,” Mike Tomlin said of Jones in his Tuesday press conference. “I thought we did some really good things, and so it’s probably worthy of extended look considering he did those things and we did those things on a short week. I’m not going all the way in, but we’ll probably take another look at him and see what it looks like this week.”
A depth chart available to Steelers media listed an “OR” between Jones and veteran Chuks Okorafor, whom Jones replaced in Pittsburgh’s win over Tennessee.
“It means exactly what it says: Or,” Tomlin said with a chuckle.
Jones potentially replacing Okorafor at right tackle could have more to do with Dan Moore than anything. “He is significantly better at left than he is at right.”
Broderick Jones listed a starting right tackle, Porter Jr. as right cornerback opposite of Patrick Peterson, unseating Levi Wallace. https://t.co/XueodtdMIp pic.twitter.com/hXB1JEPuq1
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) November 7, 2023
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