Pittsburgh Steelers' right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor says he "wouldn't have re-signed" had he known he would be benched.
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00:00 >> I think obviously the team wise we obviously thought we would make it a
00:04 little bit at least have a shot and it didn't really work out that way.
00:08 There's really much we can do about it now just kind of improve how that looks.
00:13 >> What about for you personally?
00:16 >> In terms of?
00:18 >> How frustrating was it to not be able to play at second half of the year?
00:21 >> I mean, if I knew that was gonna be the case,
00:25 I probably wouldn't have chosen to come back here.
00:27 But I mean, at that point, I guess I didn't really do about it.
00:30 So man, it's kind of what happened.
00:32 I can't really say about that.
00:34 >> Jukes, what about next year?
00:35 >> What about next year?
00:37 >> Yeah, do you wanna come back here?
00:39 >> I have no clue what's gonna happen next year.
00:42 I wish I could tell you now.
00:43 It's up to me, my agent, and the guys there, so I can come tell you what's gonna happen.
00:48 >> Jukes, do you think you would have an opportunity here next year?
00:50 >> I have no clue what's gonna happen.
00:52 It's too early.
00:53 So I wish you all the best.
00:55 >> But obviously, you wanna start, right?
00:57 >> That's the plan.
00:58 I feel like I'm young.
00:59 I still got a lot of ball left in me.
01:01 So I don't know what's gonna happen.
01:02 If it's here, it's gonna be a different spot.
01:04 We'll see what happens.
01:05 >> What do you do now?
01:06 What are the next steps for you going into this offseason?
01:11 >> The same thing I do every offseason, chill for a little bit and
01:15 then train and kinda see how things fall off.
01:18 >> Jukes, there's changes part of every offseason.
01:20 Does this one feel a little different?
01:22 Or is it because there may be more unknowns than usual?
01:25 Or is it just, you feel it's just sort of,
01:27 well, this is just how it feels when the season ends.
01:29 >> I mean, I think every year it's gonna be a change.
01:32 There might be a couple years, it might be a little bit more,
01:34 it might be a little less.
01:35 I mean, I think it's just how things happen.
01:37 I can't speak on that.
01:39 >> Jukes, as a team, for an offense, what would you like to see different?
01:44 Probably bring in a new coordinator.
01:45 What needs to change for the offense?
01:47 >> That's not me.
01:48 My job is to play.
01:50 I don't, I can't.
01:51 That's for my team.
01:52 Them guys, I'm saying that's not my call, I say.
01:56 >> You came in with Mason.
01:57 I know you guys bonded a lot over those early years here.
01:59 >> Yeah. >> Rookies and beyond that.
02:00 What did you make of his finishing out the season the way he did and
02:04 getting this team into the playoffs?
02:05 >> He played great.
02:06 I mean, everyone knows that.
02:07 Like, just someone who was never really, he never really had a shot.
02:10 No one really thought he was gonna have a shot.
02:12 He came in the last couple games and played well.
02:15 >> As a friend and a draft classmate of his, was that gratifying?
02:18 >> Yeah, like I said, he's someone who's kinda had the worst of the worst and
02:22 he's kinda the best of the best.
02:23 So to kinda see him come in and play, that was really, that obviously meant a lot for
02:27 the team and also him in terms of I don't know what's gonna happen to him too.