Gunner Olszewski has been fielding practice punts from Jake Bailey for the last two years, so it was only appropriate Olszewski received the news from his punter.
Bailey was letting Olszewski know that he’d been named the NFL’s first-team All-Pro punt returner after averaging 17.3 yards on 20 returns. Bailey, too, earned the honors after averaging 48.7 yards per punt.
“Man, in typical fashion it was Jake Bailey. He’s given me a lot of good news,’’ Olszewski said with a laugh Thursday afternoon. “He called me, I think, and he was like, ‘Congrats, Bro.