Steelers' Broderick Jones: Recovering from neck issue
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Jones (neck) is "feeling fine" and back around the Steelers for OTAs, Michael Baca of NFL.com reports.
Jones suffered a neck injury in the Steelers' Week 12 loss against the Bears last season, one that required a spinal fusion surgery the veteran offensive tackle is still recovering from. Considering the Steelers selected offensive tackle Max Iheanachor in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, Jones, once healthy, may need to compete for a job that he previously appeared to have a solid grasp on.
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Steelers' Broderick Jones: Could take reps at right tackle
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Jones is expecting to work on both sides of the offensive line once he recovers from a neck injury, Brendan Howe of SteelersNow reports.
With Pittsburgh selecting offensive tackles in the first round of two of the last three NFL drafts (Troy Fautanu in 2024 and Max Iheanachor in 2026), Jones appears open to working at either tackle spot next season. The 25-year-old from Georgia missed the Steelers' final seven games (including the playoffs) last season due to a neck injury, and it remains unclear if he'll be ready for training camp or Week 1, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Once fully healthy, Jones will likely battle for one of Pittsburgh's starting tackle positions, though the team declined his fifth-year option in late April.
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Steelers' Broderick Jones: Not getting fifth-year option
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Pittsburgh is declining Jones' (neck) fifth-year option, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
Jones would have been paid $19.1 million for 2027 if the Steelers had picked up the option, but instead his rookie contract will end after this coming season. Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports that Pittsburgh's decision to decline the option was influenced by Jones' neck injury, which cut his season short early last year and may prevent him from being ready for training camp -- and potentially Week 1 of the regular season -- in 2026. When Jones has been healthy he's played well, and he started 37 of the 38 regular-season games in which he appeared over the past two campaigns.
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Steelers' Broderick Jones: Likely out for remainder of season
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Jones' neck injury is "more serious than originally thought," and he's expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the 2025 campaign, Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Jones was hurt in last Sunday's loss to the Bears and was placed on IR on Saturday. Though an IR stint requires just a four-game absence, it sounds like Jones isn't going to be able to play again this season. Andrus Peat is expected to take over the Steelers' starting role at left tackle.
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Steelers' Broderick Jones: Participates in practice
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Jones (groin) participated in individual drills in training camp Wednesday, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.
Jones has been dealing with a groin injury that has saddled him with a day-to-day designation thus far in camp. The 23-year-old didn't participate in any full-contact drills Wednesday, but he did don pads with the rest of his teammates according to Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com. The Steelers unsurprisingly look to be taking a cautious approach with the third-year pro, who is expected to once again start at left tackle.
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Steelers' Broderick Jones: Working through lower-body injury
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Jones is dealing with a lower-body injury, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Head coach Mike Tomlin said Sunday that Jones is day-to-day as he works his way back from the injury. The team will look to get the 2023 first-round pick back soon, as he is expected to serve as the starting left tackle during the upcoming campaign.
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Steelers' Broderick Jones: Shifting to left tackle
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Jones will start the offseason preparing to play left tackle, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Since being selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2023 Draft, Jones has played just 129 snaps at left tackle and over 1,800 at right tackle. With 2024 first-rounder Troy Fautanu (knee) expected to have a normal offseason after dislocating his kneecap in Week 2 last season, Jones will be ticketed for left-tackle duties in 2025, with Fautanu manning the right side for Pittsburgh.
