The 2023 draft brought tackle Broderick Jones in the first round and swing lineman Spencer Anderson in the seventh round. Guards Isaac Seumalo and Nate Herbig, along with offensive tackle Dylan Cook were added as free agents.
And this year’s draft brought first-round offensive tackle Troy Fautanu, second-round center Zach Frazier and fourth-round guard Mason McCormick.
“We got a good group in here, like the room itself,” said Steelers offensive line coach Pat Meyer. “We have a mixture of vets and older vets and fifth- and sixth-year guys, Isaac is a ninth-year guy, Broderick is going to be a second-year guy, and three new ones coming in. You want to build that and stay as young as you can. Young, healthy, hungry, all that. So, it’s going to be a fun process.”
• On Day 3 of the draft earlier this month, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin did an interview on NFL Network that is somewhat telling about the state of mind not only of the team, but several key members, most notably, quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.
Asked by NFL Network’s Peter Schrager how things have gone between Wilson, Fields and Smith, Tomlin pulled no punches.
“It’s going really well,” Tomlin said. “All three guys, to be really transparent, are somewhat scalded. They’ve got something to prove professionally. But we as a collective feel the same way. We have something to prove. That is a good frame of mind to be in as individuals and as a collective as we prepare ourselves for the 2024 season.”
That’s a good place for a team and some of its key players and coaches to be at. When your professional pride has been wounded, as it was for Wilson in being released by the Broncos, Fields in being traded or Smith in being fired as Atlanta’s head coach, it often brings out the best.
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