All posts tagged "Trai Essex"
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ArticleTrai Essex: Steelers And George Pickens ‘Failed Each Other’
After three seasons, George Pickens’ time with the Pittsburgh Steelers is over. A second-round pick in 2022, Pickens looked like a massive...
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ArticleFormer Steeler Admits Idea Of Aaron Rodgers In Pittsburgh ‘Stings A Little’ Due To Super Bowl XLV Defeat
No franchise has won more Super Bowl championships than the Pittsburgh Steelers, but that is starting to feel like an old page...
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Article‘Beggars Can’t Be Choosers:’ Former Steelers OL Discusses Team’s QB Dilemma
With the 2025 NFL Draft almost here, the Pittsburgh Steelers still don’t have a solidified starting quarterback. They did bring Mason Rudolph...
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ArticleFormer Steelers OL Explains How Broderick Jones Must Improve
No Pittsburgh Steeler is facing the type of pressure that OT Broderick Jones is feeling heading into 2025. A third-year player and...
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ArticleTrai Essex Thinks Broderick Jones Could Be ‘Looking For A New Place’ Next Year If LT Transition Fails
The Pittsburgh Steelers have spent the last two or three offseasons revamping their offensive line with significant investments in free agency and...
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Broderick 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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Trai 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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Troy 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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‘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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Trai 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...
