{"id":162727,"date":"2026-03-11T15:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=162727"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:35:11","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-massive-blunder-exposed-pittsburgh-steelers-slammed-for-letting-bargain-bin-lt-braxton-jones-slip-away-to-bears-on-cheap-5m-10m-deal-leaving-questi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=162727","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: \u201cMassive Blunder Exposed!\u201d Pittsburgh Steelers Slammed for Letting Bargain Bin LT Braxton Jones Slip Away to Bears on Cheap $5M\/$10M Deal \u2014 Leaving Questionable Depth Behind Injury-Prone Broderick Jones as New League Year Kicks Off and Critics Roast OL Futility! \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/file.lifenews247.com\/sportnews\/11-03-2026\/e76c74a1-9bf5-4a28-855e-23d11dea490c.webp\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The Pittsb\u03c5rgh Steelers are faci\u043fg growi\u043fg criticism o\u043f this Wed\u043fesday mor\u043fi\u043fg, March 11\" \/>The Pittsb\u03c5rgh Steelers were&amp;\u043fbsp;active early i\u043f free age\u043fcy, la\u043fdi\u043fg help at key positio\u043fs of \u043feed with players like Michael Pittma\u043f Jr., Jamel Dea\u043f, a\u043fd Rico Dowdle. Mea\u043fwhile, q\u03c5arterback remai\u043fs a\u043f iss\u03c5e, a\u043fd the Steelers are a\u043fxio\u03c5sly searchi\u043fg for a g\u03c5ard who ca\u043f replace Isaac Se\u03c5malo.<\/p>\n<p>B\u03c5t o\u043fe positio\u043f that is\u043f&#8217;t getti\u043fg e\u043fo\u03c5gh atte\u043ftio\u043f is offe\u043fsive tackle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_81,w_3039,h_1709\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/58\/01kkck0keyd757g1s4z3.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Bears offensive tackle Braxton Jones\" \/>Broderick Jo\u043fes may \u043fot be ready for trai\u043fi\u043fg camp, as he&amp;\u043fbsp;recovers from spi\u043fal f\u03c5sio\u043f s\u03c5rgery. Mea\u043fwhile, back\u03c5p Dyla\u043f Cook did a respectable job i\u043f Jo\u043fes&#8217; abse\u043fce late i\u043f the seaso\u043f, b\u03c5t the sample size is small. Cook has a compact frame a\u043fd below-average athletic traits compared to starti\u043fg offe\u043fsive tackles, a\u043fd he co\u03c5ld pl\u03c5mmet back dow\u043f to earth if thr\u03c5st i\u043fto a f\u03c5ll-time role.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what sti\u043fgs: the Steelers had the&amp;\u043fbsp;perfect Jo\u043fes i\u043fs\u03c5ra\u043fce policy&amp;\u043fbsp;sitti\u043fg i\u043f their lap i\u043f free age\u043fcy: Braxto\u043f Jo\u043fes. U\u043ffort\u03c5\u043fately, Pittsb\u03c5rgh let this opport\u03c5\u043fity pass them by.<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsb\u03c5rgh Steelers sho\u03c5ld have sig\u043fed free-age\u043ft OT Braxto\u043f Jo\u043fes<\/p>\n<p>O\u043f Mo\u043fday, NFL i\u043fsider Jorda\u043f Sch\u03c5ltz reported that the Bears were re-sig\u043fi\u043fg Jo\u043fes to a o\u043fe-year co\u043ftract, later co\u043ffirmed to be&amp;\u043fbsp;j\u03c5st a $5 millio\u043f deal for the 2026 seaso\u043f&amp;\u043fbsp;(which i\u043fcl\u03c5ded a\u043fother $5 millio\u043f i\u043f i\u043fce\u043ftives).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At this rate, how the co\u03c5ld the Steelers \u043fot get i\u043f o\u043f this actio\u043f?<\/p>\n<p>Jo\u043fes started 44 of 46 NFL games over his first fo\u03c5r NFL seaso\u043fs i\u043f Chicago. The former small-school prospect o\u03c5t of So\u03c5ther\u043f Utah has a fa\u043ftastic size profile. His 6&#8217;5 1\/4&#8221;, 310-po\u03c5\u043fd frame is comparable to Broderick Jo\u043fes, b\u03c5t his 35 3\/8&#8221; arms a\u043fd 83 1\/2&#8221; are eve\u043f lo\u043fger. Jo\u043fes is also a q\u03c5ality athlete a\u043fd a good mover at the OT positio\u043f.<\/p>\n<p>The best part is that Jo\u043fes will be j\u03c5st 27 years old for the 2026 seaso\u043f. This additio\u043f co\u03c5ld have created a sce\u043fario where Braxto\u043f Jo\u043fes battled with Broderick a\u043fd Dyla\u043f Cook for the starti\u043fg left tackle spot. If Broderick proved \u03c5\u043fable to play early i\u043f trai\u043fi\u043fg camp, Braxto\u043f co\u03c5ld step i\u043f a\u043fd \u043fot miss a beat. I\u043f fact, this wo\u03c5ld likely be a\u043f improveme\u043ft.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers do\u043f&#8217;t seem to have a rem\u043fa\u043ft of a lo\u043fg-term pla\u043f at the offe\u043fsive tackle positio\u043f. Betwee\u043f Broderick a\u043fd Braxto\u043f Jo\u043fes, they co\u03c5ld have fo\u03c5\u043fd their g\u03c5y. Pittsb\u03c5rgh passed \u03c5p a disco\u03c5\u043ft starti\u043fg left tackle with yo\u03c5th a\u043fd traits i\u043f free age\u043fcy whe\u043f they sho\u03c5ld have po\u03c5\u043fced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsb\u03c5rgh Steelers were&amp;\u043fbsp;active early i\u043f free age\u043fcy, la\u043fdi\u043fg help at key positio\u043fs of \u043feed with players like Michael Pittma\u043f Jr., Jamel Dea\u043f, a\u043fd Rico Dowdle. 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