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The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed punter Cameron Johnston to a one-year contract this offseason.
Johnston, 34, joined the Steelers as a free agent in 2024, but was lost for the season to a major leg injury in Week 2. The Steelers signed Corliss Waitman to replace Johnston, who spent the entire year and much of the 2025 offseason rehabbing his leg injury.
Waitman punted well in 2024, averaging 46.4 yards per punt gross and 41.9 yards per punt net, with 41.5% of his punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
Last offseason, the Steelers held a competition between Johnston and Waitman, and the younger Waitman surprisingly won the battle and the starting job. Johnston was waived and caught on with the Buffalo Bills, where another injury sidelined him, this time to his foot after a roughing the kicker penalty.
Johnston was released from the Buffalo injured reserve with an injury settlement and signed with the New York Giants for a few weeks before being released on Dec. 22. In total, Johnston punted 11 times in 2205, averaging 44.5 yards gross, 32.4 yards net and 18.2% of them were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
While Johnston was bouncing around the league, Waitman’s numbers took a small step backward in Pittsburgh in 2025. His averages fell to 45.5 yards gross and 41.7 yards net, though he improved slightly to 41.9% downed in side the 20.
Waitman signed with the San Francisco 49ers this offseason. Johnston is currently the only punter on the Steelers’ roster.
5-foot-11, 194 pounds, 34 years old, 9th Season
Acquired: The Steelers signed Johnston to a one-year contract in March.
Last season: Johnston spent time with the Bills and Giants in 2025.
Career: Johnston signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft. He did not manage to make the team’s final roster but signed a reserve/futures contract with the team for the 2018 season.
He made the team in 2018 and was named as their starting punter, a role he would hold with the Eagles for three seasons. After his first three seasons in the NFL, Johnston relocated to Houston when he signed with the Texans for the 2021 season. He would spend three seasons as a Texan before coming to Pittsburgh in 2024.
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A native of Geelong, Australia, Cameron Johnston played his collegiate football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. From 2014 to 2017, Johnston was the team’s starting punter and punted in 54 games over his four seasons. Johnston earned second-team All-Big Ten honors following the 2015 season and first-team All-Big Ten honors following the 2016 season. Additionally, the Big Ten named Johnston as the conferences Punter of the Year following the 2016 season.
Johnston won the 2014 National Championship as a member of the Buckeyes team.
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CAMERON JOHNSTON PRE-DRAFT TESTING
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