After struggling with penalties in Week 2, Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Broderick Jones was benched for part of the game. Coach Mike Tomlin acknowledges Jones' talent but emphasizes the need for improvement and resilience. While rookie Troy Fautanu has impressed, Tomlin plans to give Jones another chance to earn playing time.
PITTSBURGH -- It's been an extremely difficult start to the season for Pittsburgh Steelers ' second-year tackle Broderick Jones . What was supposed to be a season of him and rookie Troy Fautanu anchoring the tackle positions has quickly turned sour. After three penalties in one drive, Jones watching the second-half of their week two victory over the Denver Broncos from the bench.
"I had every intentions of using Broderick," Tomlin said. But when Broderick started getting highly penalized in play, I backed off of it."
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