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The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to sign veteran long snapper Tucker Addington, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston. Addington signed a futures deal with the Texans in February before they drafted a long snapper. He was released by Houston last week.
Addington is likely just a camp body to help fill in for long snapper Christian Kuntz. Kuntz’s has been pretty solid throughout his tenure, so it doesn’t appear that his job is in jeopardy. He also signed a three-year contract extension with Pittsburgh last offseason.
Addington has appeared in 10 career games in his three-year career, playing with New England, Washington and Miami. He’s also spent time with the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars.
In March, the Steelers hosted long snappers Peter Bowden, Matt Hembrough and Sean Wracher for workouts. No one was signed to the club, however. It looks like the Steelers are looking for injury insurance if Kuntz were to ever get injured and not be able to play.
The Steelers originally signed Kuntz as a free agent in Aug. 15, 2019. He re-upped with the Steelers last offseason with a three-year extension.
After playing linebacker at Duquesne, Christian Kuntz first signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2017, after which he first started long snapping.
Kuntz spent time with the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars in 2018 and 2019, but did not play in a game. He was signed by the Steelers for the first time on Aug. 15, 2019 and he recorded five tackles and a sack in a preseason game against Carolina, but was among the team’s roster cuts at the end of camp. Kuntz played with the Dallas Renegades of the XFL in the spring of 2020.
After the XFL folded, Kuntz re-joined Pittsburgh. He was waived on Aug. 2, but the Steelers re-signed him to their practice squad on Nov. 24. He spent the rest of the season on and off the practice squad, as the Steelers attempted to keep backups for all three of their specialists within the NFL’s COVID-19 testing protocols.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Expected to Bring in New Long Snapper
