Report: K Chris Boswell to also get tryout with Pittsburgh Steelers
By Jeff.Hartman on Oct 2, 2015
The Pittsburgh Steelers seem determined to try and replace Josh Scobee as soon as possible, and the latest name to reportedly get a tryout is kicker Chris Boswell.
The Pittsburgh Steelers seem prepared to give some placekickers the chance to take Josh Scobee's job as the kicker for the black and gold. Reports earlier Friday were former Washington Redskins kicker Kai Forbath received a tryout with the team today.
Now reports are surfacing Chris Boswell will get his chance at splitting the uprights Saturday for the Steelers.
Boswell is out of Rice who spent his rookie season showing his versatility with the Houston Texans as he performed punting duties for part of his rookie 2014 season. In 2015, he spent the preseason with the New York Giants before being released. Boswell's college statistics are far from amazing. In his first year with Rice, Boswell had a 64.7 kicking percentage, in his sophomore season he kicked his highest 81.0 percentage, 79.3 as a junior and 66.3 in his senior campaign.
If in fact the Steelers are preparing to cut ties with Scobee, it will be quite the investment thrown away as the team will owe Scobee $2.5 million dollars for his services, or lack thereof, in 2015.
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