Is Troy Fautanu moving from the right side to his left? More about how flexibility will aid the line and QB.
Is Troy Fautanu moving from the right side to his left?
More about how flexibility will aid the line and QB.
Brooke PryorMay 30, 2026, 06:00 AM ETCloseBrooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman.
Brooke PryorMay 30, 2026, 06:00 AM ET
PITTSBURGH -- To Steelers tackle Troy Fautanu, there's no such thing as a "natural position."
That's a good mentality, because after spending two seasons working at right tackle, the 2024 first-round pick is on the move again.
Through the first two weeks of organized team activities (OTAs), Fautanu and Mason McCormick, who played mostly at right guard in 2024 and 2025, have primarily worked on the left side during portions of practices open for media viewing, while one-time left tackle Dylan Cook and guard Spencer Anderson have been on the right.
"I've had a lot of talks with the coaches," Fautanu said last week. "Right now it's still kind of up in the air. First day of OTAs is just kind of getting out there. Obviously the past couple of weeks [I've] been flipping back and forth, just trying to get comfortable. But obviously if they ask me to play that, I'm going to play."
"... If you work hard enough at something, you have enough reps, you're going to get good at it. So obviously I played right for two years and thousands and thousands of reps doing that. I got really comfortable there, but if I'm being asked to move to the left, then I can do it."
Though Fautanu was coy about a potential move to the left being a permanent one, new coach Mike McCarthy said it was important to solidify the left side of the line early on to protect and work with right-handed quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
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