Broderick Jones reveals his feelings about the way the Steelers used him during his first two seasons in Pittsburgh

When Jones was thrust into the starting lineup halfway through his rookie season in 2023, it was at right tackle. The Steelers benched Chuks Okorafor for some conduct that they viewed as detrimental to the team, and Jones finished the season there. 

But then came training camp in 2024. The Steelers used first-round capital, yet again, to draft Troy Fautanu, who, before his season-ending injury, supplanted Jones as the starting RT with Dan Moore still at Left tackle. 

Did Jones struggle? Yes. Are a lot of the reps he lost simply due to him not performing his technique? You bet. But when you leave college as a raw prospect at LEFT tackle, what did the Steelers think was going to happen when you just tell him to go play right tackle?

That's like telling a person with bad handwriting to go write a letter with their non-dominant hand and see how it comes out. So it's safe to say the Steelers did Jones no favors. It was 'funky' to use his quote. 

And there is no assurance that Jones will suddenly be better in his new role. Like I said, some teams were leery of Jones when he came out of the 2023 draft due to how much work he would need to put in to clean up his feet and make better use of his hands and arms. 

Despite injury and playing the wrong position, we have yet to see that, however, and until the pads come on in a little less than two months, we won't know.