Steelers’ Broderick Jones: No timeline on return from injury
Jones has been able to participate in some individual drills to start OTAs.
PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 02: Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Broderick Jones (77) looks on during the NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers on November 02, 2025 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Steelers offensive tackle Broderick Jones spoke to the media during OTAs Wednesday, providing some clarity — but not much — regarding a neck injury that’s made him limited to start the 2026 offseason. “I really don’t have a timeline, they never gave me a timeline,” Jones said via the Pat McAfee show’s Mark Kaboly when asked about how he is progressing, “Just monitoring it day by day, and we go from there.
” Broderick Jones pic. twitter. com/0qmdDpgsqJ — Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) May 20, 2026 Still, day by day sounds encouraging given Jones’ situation: He suffered a neck injury in Week 12 of 2025 that led to offseason spinal fusion surgery and reported setback in April.
Jones said he has been participating in some individual activities but has been held out of team drills. The Steelers’ starting tackles to open OTAs have been Troy Fautanu at left tackle and Dylan Cook on the right. Pittsburgh also selected Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor in the first round of the 2026 draft, something Jones said he didn’t take personally, per Steelers Now’s Brendan Howe .
“Recovery is good. I feel fine, just getting back to it,” he said, via Howe . #Steelers OT Broderick Jones (neck) is here for OTAs with a helmet on, but did not participate in the team drills that were open to the media.