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The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed long snapper Cal Adomitis to a reserve/future contract for the 2026 season, the team announced on Tuesday.
Adomitis, a Central Catholic and Pitt product, has played in 58 games during his career, including 49 with one of the Steelers’ AFC North rivals, the Cincinnati Bengals. He appeared in nine contests for the Philadelphia Eagles before being waived in early December.
Adomitis was signed to the Steelers’ practice squad and joined in on its indoor session on Friday, Dec. 19. The Steelers’ usual long snapper, Christian Kuntz, landed on the injury report with a knee ailment on Thursday and was listed as questionable for his team’s matchup with the Detroit Lions.
“I got the call yesterday. I was actually in Arizona for a workout,” Adomitis said after practice at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “And I got the call from my agent (saying), ‘Hey, you’re flying back to Pittsburgh.’ So I got back here late last night, and came in this morning, went through the whole physical process and (I’m) just waiting to see what the deal is for Sunday and staying ready.”
Adomitis and Kuntz are training partners in the summer. The former said it’s “like a weird fever dream being out there both in a Steelers uniform practicing. It was definitely a funny day.”
Getting up to speed, Adomitis added, is part of being a professional. Long snapper terminology and schemes don’t vary much from place to place. As for the sudden change, returning from the desert to a snowy Steel City, he accepts it all as part of the job.
“You’ve gotta keep the perspective that that’s kinda part of the fun in it, and just enjoy the process,” Adomitis said. “My job doesn’t really change no matter where I am, so I’m ready to go if I’m called. I’m just trying to enjoy the ride and enjoy being in the black and gold.”
Adomitis was not elevated to the 53-man roster for the final three regular-season games or the Wild Card round game.
During his senior year at Pitt, Adomitis raised over $114,000 in 2021 to donate towards the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Adomitis said cutting off his hair to raise money for Children’s was his way of giving back.
“The actual idea grew from something I used to joke around with my old roommates about. When I first grew my hair long, they were like, ‘how much would it cost for us to cut your hair?’ Coming into this year, with the excitement around this team, I thought we could really capitalize on that to raise money for a great cause and then shave it off at the end after doing something good,” he said.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Re-Sign Former Pitt Product
