The Steelers’ first-round pick Troy Fautanu has made a statement that got the team devastated…
The Steelers’ first-round pick Troy Fautanu wants to study as much as he can, as quickly as possible. That’s why he’s already apologized to his new locker-mate.
On Friday, the Washington product disclosed that the team assigned him locker next to veteran guard Isaac Seumalo, whom he intends to take full use of.
“I’m right next to Isaac,” Fautanu explained. “I apologized to him since I am going to be disturbing him a lot. When you have a player like that, a nine-year veteran with so much experience in the league, you want to pick his brain. He has a lot coming up. “I’m going to bother him a lot.”
If Fautanu wanted to pick someone’s brain on the offensive line, Seumalo could be the greatest option.
The 30-year-old enters his ninth season in the NFL and continues to be one of the best at his position in 2023, allowing zero sacks on 1,038 snaps played, according to Pro Football Focus.
Furthermore, both athletes are of Polynesian ancestry, which Fautanu believes will further strengthen their friendship.
“Just knowing he was brought up on the same morals and values that I was makes it a little bit easier to talk to him,” Fautanu said.
However, it appears that it may take some time for Seumalo to open up to Fautanu, as he is one of the quieter guys in the locker room
“To be honest, he’s a man of few words,” Fautanu stated. “I learned that very quickly, so I didn’t want to bother him too much on my first day. I didn’t want to have a bad first impression.”
While Fautanu’s locker is next to Seumalo’s, the two are unlikely to play right next to each other this season.
Fautanu played exclusively at right tackle during the first day of the team’s rookie minicamp, hinting that will likely be his position in 2024.
Pittsburgh hopes to move 2023 first-round pick Broderick Jones back to left tackle this season after playing on the right side in his rookie year.
