Steelers place rookie tackle Troy Fautanu on injured reserve with a knee injury

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers placed rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu on injured reserve Saturday with a knee injury. The 20th overall pick in the draft practiced most of the week before injuring the knee on Friday, less than 48 hours before the Steelers face the Los Angeles Chargers in a meeting of 2-0 teams. He was initially listed as questionable on the injury report before being downgraded to out Saturday morning.

The team placed him on injured reserve later in the day. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.



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