All posts tagged "Trai Essex"
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ArticleBroderick Jones ‘Took A Step Back’ Against Colts, Former Steelers OL Trai Essex Believes
After being inserted into the starting lineup again at right tackle in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers, things were looking...
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ArticleTrai Essex Believes Offensive Line ‘Loves Blocking’ For Justin Fields
When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for QB Justin Fields in March, there were plenty of of mixed reactions. Some loved the move,...
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Steelers NewsTroy Fautanu ‘Did Fantastic’ Under Tough Circumstances, Former Steelers OL Says
While the Broderick Jones experiment is currently at intermission, the Troy Fautanu era is just beginning for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Fautanu is...
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Article‘It’s All Mental’: Former Steelers OL Trai Essex Believes Broderick Jones’ Struggles Are Between The Ears
The start of the 2024 season hasn’t been a good one for second-year Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Broderick Jones. Dating back to...
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Steelers NewsTrai Essex: ‘I Think We Found The Right Guy’ In Zach Frazier
The Pittsburgh Steelers set out this offseason to find “the next great Steelers center”, and Zach Frazier may be him. A rookie...
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‘Could Tell He Put In The Work’: Trai Essex Says Dan Moore Jr. Isn’t Getting Enough Credit
Ahead of the 2024 season, much of the attention regarding the offensive line of the Pittsburgh Steelers centered on second-year pro Broderick...
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Trai Essex: Broderick Jones’ Issues Aren’t Due To Right Tackle, ‘Gonna Get One Of Our Quarterbacks Killed’ At LT
With Broderick Jones’ struggles in Saturday’s preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, the calls for him to return to left tackle, the...
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Essex: Steelers Still ‘Very Much A Cowher Team’ When Mike Tomlin Took Over; ‘Rubbed A Lot Of People The Wrong Way’
Mike Tomlin became the youngest head coach in the NFL in 2007 when the Pittsburgh Steelers hired him. A year later, he...
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Trai Essex: ‘There Isn’t A Better Coach’ For Steelers Than Mike Tomlin
There were a lot of mixed reactions when the Pittsburgh Steelers announced a three-year extension for head coach Mike Tomlin, with his...
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Trai Essex: Steelers ‘Got Some Dogs’ Along OL For First Time Since ‘Pouncey, Foster, DeCastro Days’
Entering the offseason after the hiring of offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, the Pittsburgh Steelers set out to get more physical in the...
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Trai Essex Compares Troy Fautanu To Chris Kemoeatu
The day after the first round, and with the mouse, the people were clicking on the draft comparisons to come out. Sorry...
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Trai Essex: ‘I Wouldn’t Pigeonhole’ Troy Fautanu, Broderick Jones To Specific Sides At Tackle Just Yet
The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 2024 NFL Draft with a need at tackle, and preferably a right tackle as GM Omar Khan...
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Trai Essex: ‘I Really Don’t Know’ Why Ben Roethlisberger Didn’t Get More Team MVP Awards
Two-time Super Bowl champion and former Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger kicked a figurative hornet’s nest when he started questioning whether the...
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Steelers Don’t Have Any ‘Alpha’ Leaders Who Will Tell You To ‘Get Your S— Together’ Anymore, Trai Essex Says
It doesn’t seem as though bi-weekly pow-wows have really helped the Pittsburgh Steelers come together, at least on the field. They are...
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‘I Don’t Think He Can Survive That’: Essex Believes Tomlin’s Job Could Be In Jeopardy If Pittsburgh Keeps Losing
The man who once could have been hailed as the mayor of Pittsburgh is starting to generate quite a following of detractors...
