Troy Fautanu, a rookie right tackle selected in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers, had a knee injury on Friday during practice and is now on injured reserve.
In an attempt to begin a run of impressive performances, he started last week against the Denver Broncos and performed well. However, the organization said on Friday that he would miss Sunday’s Acrisure Stadium game against the Los Angeles Chargers due to the injury. And now he will be absent for a month.
AfterFautanu outperformed Broderick Jones in the preseason and early this season to win the right tackle position, the injury to Fautanu forces Pittsburgh to turn back to Jones at right tackle.
When quarterback Justin Fields makes his third consecutive start on Sunday while Russell Wilson continues to heal from a calf injury he suffered on the first day of training camp in the summer, this might have an effect on the Steelers’ passing game.