Trai Essex ve a Max Iheanachor como una futura estrella de los Steelers

Los Pittsburgh Steelers seleccionaron al tackle ofensivo Max Iheanachor en la primera ronda, pero no planean incluirlo de inmediato en el equipo titular. El ex liniero de los Steelers, Trai Essex, cree que el novato tiene un gran potencial si logra dominar el aspecto mental del juego.

Essex hizo estos comentarios en su podcast Snap Count esta semana. Describió a Iheanachor como una estrella en formación y afirmó que el jugador está más pulido de lo que estaba Broderick Jones en la misma etapa. Essex señaló que el puesto de tackle derecho probablemente se decidirá en una competencia entre Iheanachor y Dylan Cook. Dijo que el éxito dependerá de la rapidez con la que el novato aprenda el libro de jugadas, los ajustes, las audibles y la cadencia del quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Los Steelers tienen un historial de dar tiempo para desarrollarse a los tackles de primera ronda, como se vio con Jones y Troy Fautanu. Iheanachor, quien solo ha jugado fútbol americano durante cinco años, será evaluado más a fondo durante el campo de entrenamiento y la pretemporada.

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