Steelers' Spencer Anderson: Slated for Week 1 start
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Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Anderson will start Sunday's regular-season opener against the Falcons with Isaac Seumalo (pectoral) ruled out, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.
Tomlin stated that Seumalo will be back "sooner rather than later" but is "week-to-week," per Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, so it's possible Anderson could draw another start Week 2 on the road at Denver. The 2023 seventh-round pick suited up for eight games as a rookie.
The Steelers selected Anderson in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 251st overall.
Anderson (6-foot-5, 309 pounds) played every offensive line position for Maryland at some point in his collegiate career, though his struggle as a prospect is that he isn't an obvious long-term fit at any of them. He most recently played right guard, which might be a good spot for him given that his arms (32 and 1/8 inches) are probably too short to play tackle. The Steelers might value Anderson for his swing-backup potential.
