After three penalties in one drive, Jones watching the second-half of their week two victory over the Denver Broncos from the bench. The Steelers are not giving up hope on Jones, nor are they anywhere near that.

The Steelers went into Sunday's game against the Broncos with a plan to rotate 2023 first-round pick Broderick Jones and 2024 first-round pick Troy Fautanu at right tackle, but they abandoned that approach in the first half.

DENVER -- The Pittsburgh Steelers came into Denver with the idea of playing both Troy Fautanu and Broderick Jones at right tackle. That is precisely what they did, too, until Jones was called for three penalties in seven plays for 25 yards.

Offensive tackle Broderick Jones is going through enough right now given how poorly he is playing and how badly he has been misused by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He doesn’t need what looks like an inflammatory comment being misinterpreted.

The penalties were enough that head coach Mike Tomlin felt it necessary to bench Jones in favor of rookie Troy Fautanu and Jones did not return. Tomlin was asked about the penalties and the situation and Tomlin gave the most perfect and direct answer he could give. “You got it,” Tomlin fired back to end the presser.

DENVER -- Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Broderick Jones was benched by Mike Tomlin just one drive into the rotation with rookie first-round pick Troy Fautanu. When asked after the game about the decision, Tomlin said it was because of the three penalties that Jones was called for on the same drive.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin offered a 3-word response on why right tackle Broderick Jones was benched in Week 2.

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a change along their offensive line, benching former first-round pick Broderick Jones for their current first-round p