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Curt Popejoy

Steelers HC Mike Tomlin not overly confident in health of OT Dan Moore Jr.

Rookie offensive tackle Broderick Jones got his first NFL start against the Baltimore Ravens in Week Five. But despite having maybe the best game of the season by any Steelers offensive tackle, he is not promised a spot in the starting lineup once Dan Moore returns.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin spoke to the media and said that if Moore is healthy, he will get the start against the Los Angeles Rams. However, Tomlin made it seem like Moore being healthy enough to go is a longshot.

“That is a big if. We’ve got work ahead of us,” Tomlin said

Tomlin appears to have completely changed his stance on rookies playing. The Steelers have multiple first-year players who appear to be doing enough to get on the field but Tomlin is hesitant. Maybe Tomlin remembers how his eagerness to get a rookie like Kendrick Green on the field backfired and now he is gun shy about making the same mistake twice.

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