Dotson’s first step is good, and he wins initial contact and helps Pouncey with his block. As the play progresses, Dotson stays with his man, pushing him past the play at the end. They are either approved or deleted. The nice unique thing is … there’s a good strong (veteran) nucleus (on the offensive line) from a communication standpoint to a … ‘big brother’ standpoint. You are solely responsible for your comments and by using TribLive.com you agree to our Okorafor leaves the double team quickly but Dotson has Williams firmly under control. A few things we won't tolerate: personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes), commercial promotion, impersonations, incoherence, proselytizing and SHOUTING.
https://t.co/q316RUPWvo, — Tribune-ReviewSports (@TribSports) September 2, 2020. Kevin Dotson is tasked with taking Leonard Williams from Chukwuma Okorafor on this play, and he moves Leonard Williams out of the run lane as Maurkice Pouncey is getting moved into it. We aren’t going to look at the kneel down to end the game, but we will look at the 4 plays before it. These guys are professionals out there working. Dotson will be called upon if DeCastro and Wisniewski cannot play. viewed positively by the organization as a future starter, season-opening victory at the New York Giants, Hey, Steelers Nation, get the latest news about the Pittsburgh Steelers here. Dotson delivers a good hit off the snap, and while he is driven back by the Giants numbers, he did enough to keep Claypool clean as he ran past. Kevin Dotson Was a Member of Steelers Nation Well Before He Became a Player Noah Strackbein PITTSBURGH -- Getting drafted into the NFL is a dream for every player who hears their name called. The Steelers just did it again, selecting a Ramon Foster type player in Louisiana G Kevin Dotson with the 135th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. That’s a joke, Dotson is a rookie that has played a total of five snaps, and while that isn’t enough to say much of anything at all about him, all five of those snaps were good ones. Instead, corrections will be made in a blog post or in an article. Dotson does a great job here, delivering a blow and wrapping up the defender without holding him. Chris Adamski is a Tribune-Review staff writer.

DeCastro has not practiced in three weeks because of a knee injury suffered during a camp scrimmage at Heinz Field, and Wisniewski suffered a pectoral injury late in the Steelers’ season-opening victory at the New York Giants on Monday.
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The offensive line was a concern and the Steelers addressed it nicely with former La. Neither David DeCastro nor Stefan Wisniewski practiced Thursday, leaving Dotson as the proverbial next man up to start at right guard against the Denver Broncos. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft... 2019 Associated Press First Team All‐American ... 2019 USA Today First Team All‐American ... 2019 Sports Illustrated First Team All‐American ... 2019 Pro Footb These first two runs do a lot to build confidence that the Steelers can run the ball with Dotson starting. Kevin Dotson (75) Offensive Line - • 2019 Associated Press First Team All-American • 2019 USA Today First Team All-American • 2019 Sports Illustrated First Team We appreciate it when readers and people quoted in articles or blog posts point out errors of fact or emphasis and will investigate all assertions. Showing during a training-camp practice at Heinz Field last month, Pittsburgh Steelers guard Kevin Dotson (69) could go from third-string to starting right guard for the home opener Sunday. While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderating decisions are subjective. We do not edit comments. © 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers. Williams terrorized the Steelers in Week 1, recording a sack, 2 quarterback hits, 2 tackles for a loss and 5 total tackles, and Dotson’s work to thwart Williams earns him a pat on the helmet from Pouncey. If you want to look at Dotson in college, check out this film room from after the draft of his game against Alabama and two highly drafted defensive tackles.