Steelers South Side Scoop: Zach Frazier Has Never Been a Backup (+)
PITTSBURGH — Zach Frazier has been playing football as long as he can remember. Only for one game in his entire life has he ever been a backup, and he finished that one. Not in pee-wees, not in middle school, not in high school, not in college and now, not with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Frazier has taken over the starting center job after Nate Herbig’s season-ending injury, but it was sure looking like Frazier was headed for the starting job even before that. It almost seemed pre-ordained.
“I’ve never been a backup,” Frazier said.