Critical piece to the Steelers' 2025 puzzle won't miss much time after all thanks to promising injury update from Mike Tomlin

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Rob Gregson | Last updated Jul 29, 2025 7:32 PM ET

The Pittsburgh Steelers' offense and team in general will go as far as their offensive line goes.

Along the interior, the guard-center-guard trio is expected to be solid, with the only question marks at tackle, and specifically LT. That would be Broderick Jones, who was injured in practice on Sunday and wasn't seen in warmups on Tuesday.

According to Mike Tomlin, however, he will be back on Wednesday...

Steelers seem to have dodged a bullet with Broderick Jones

The last time the Steelers had practice, Jones exited early with some sort of a lower-body injury. The Steelers and Mike Tomlin labeled it as soft tissue injury and said Jones was day-to-day on Sunday.

Tuesday's practice didn't make it past warmups due to the weather, but it was Calvin Anderson taking first-team reps with Broderick Jones not on the field. Mike Tomlin said later in the day that he expects Jones to be back tomorrow when the team's first padded practice occurs, and that's a good thing.

The Steelers' passing offense will be predicated on protection like never before. With two tackles in Jones and Troy Fautanu, who have taken minimal reps at their respective positions, they have to learn and learn fast.

Aaron Rodgers isn't getting any younger, and while the erosion of his skillset tends to be a bit hyperbolic, he's not the athlete that beat the Steelers in the Super Bowl over 15 years ago.

But at least with Fautanu, he's only a second-year pro, and given his return from knee injury, he's basically a rookie when accounting for in-game experience. Jones on the other hand, is headed into the pivotal year three in the NFL.

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Not only does he have to excel and show why the Steelers traded up to select him in round 1 in 2023, but he has to show that he's worthy of his fifth-year option. How well or poorly he plays this season will have a direct impact on what the Steelers do with his option in 2026, and more importantly, how far this team goes in 2025.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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