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A former kicker of the Pittsburgh Steelers has joined another team in the AFC playoff race.
The No. 6 seed Buffalo Bills have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Matthew Wright to their practice squad, according to ESPN insider Adam Schefter.
Wright, 29, has been quite the journeyman since entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has now been a member of 12 teams, including the Steelers on four occasions.
He first signed with Pittsburgh after going undrafted as a rookie but was released during final cuts. Wright then returned to the Steel City in 2020, connecting on each of his four field goal attempts and seven extra point kicks.
In 2022, Wright kicked for the Steelers again, completing 12 of his 14 field goal attempts in four games.
Wright was last a member of the Steelers in 2024, when he signed a one-year contract with the team. However, he was pretty much just an extra camp leg for Pittsburgh to keep starter Chris Boswell healthy heading into the season.
He has hopped between the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders and Houston Texans since.
The Texans then parted ways with Wright in November, making him a free agent to sign anywhere he’d like once again.
A Pennsylvania native, Wright played his collegiate football at the University of Central Florida. After being on a redshirt during his freshman season, Wright became the Knights full-time placekicker for the next four seasons.
Wright was a two-time second-team All-AAC honoree with those awards coming in 2017 and 2018 and holds the UCF school records for most career points (375), most field goals made (55), most extra points (212, including 153 consecutive made PATs), tied for the best career kicking percentage (77.4%) and second-best career extra point percentage (98.5%).
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Former Steelers Kicker Joins AFC Playoff Team
