The Steelers do not really have another player with extensive nose tackle experience beyond Keeanu Benton, so Fehoko could be elevated to the club’s 53-man roster.
The Steelers reached an injury settlement with Fehoko after he suffered a shoulder injury in early August during training camp.
“Process! Be back soon!” Fehoko wrote on X after the Steelers placed him on IR.
Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Breiden Fehoko at practice on Aug. 3, 2024. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
The former LSU product and Hawaii native had high expectations for himself in 2024. Unfortunately, Fehoko might be unable to showcase his talents with the Steelers this season, or any team.
The Los Angeles Chargers signed Breiden Fehoko as an undrafted free agent in 2020 after he won a national championship at LSU with Joe Burrow and many other current NFL players.
Fehoko appeared in 19 career games for the Chargers over the course of his first three seasons in the NFL. In his career, Fehoko started four games and recorded 36 tackles and one tackle for loss.
Fehoko knew what it was like to sit back and learn from the sidelines as he did it during his first two seasons which led to a breakout in 2022.
“When I look back to my last year playing in 2022, and arguably my most productive year in the NFL, I think a big reason why I was able to play so well that year for the Chargers in the time being was because of [two reasons,]” Fehoko told Derrick Bell of Steelers Now. “One, I was physically ready from college, and two, the mental reps and mental capacity that I have been able to develop over time in the NFL.
“Even this past year, I know I didn’t get to play as much as I wanted or the role I wanted, but learning under coach (Karl) Dunbar and coach (Denzel) Martin and those guys, I already know my game just took a whole other step in a direction that I wanted it to go in.”
