The Steelers have had issues finding a guy that can stay healthy and can be an effective punter, and Tuesday again tried their luck with the signing of punter Adam Podlesh to a one-year contract.
Podlesh (5-11, 200, 8) was originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round (101st overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He spent the 2007-2010 seasons with Jacksonville and the 2011-2013 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
He has punted in 107 regular-season contests, recording 467 punts for 19,816 yards with a long punt of 76 yards. Podlesh has averaged 40.0 yards per punt in every single season of his career and has 157 career punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line in the regular season.
Last season the team started the year with Zoltan Mesko handling the punting duties, this after the club dumped Drew Butler after he had handled the punting duties in all 16 games of the 2012 season.
Mat McBriar was brought in after the Mesko disaster. For now, Podlesh joins Brad Wing, who has never punted in a regular season game, on the Steelers roster at the punting spot.
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