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PITTSBURGH — Cal Adomitis was across the country auditioning for the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday. The fourth-year pro returned to his hometown in a hurry, hearing there was a possible long-snapping opportunity waiting with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Adomitis was signed to the team’s practice squad and joined in on its indoor session on Friday. The Steelers’ usual long snapper, Christian Kuntz, landed on the injury report with a knee ailment on Thursday and is listed as questionable for his team’s matchup with the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
“I got the call yesterday. I was actually in Arizona for a workout,” Adomitis said Friday 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, 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 earlier this month.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Sudden Change: Inside Pitt product Cal Adomitis’ Whirlwind Steelers Chance
