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Steelers' Justin Fields Downplays Buzz on Returning Kicks: 'I'm Not Here to Do That'

No, Justin Fields won't be returning kickoffs this season.

In April, running back Jaylen Warren said on Cameron Heyward's Not Just Football podcast that Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coordinator Danny Smith relayed during a team meeting that he might give the quarterback a try at returning kicks this season.

But Fields put those rumors to rest on Tuesday.

"Nah, I think everybody kind of interpreted it wrong," he told reporters. "Coach Danny was basically just trying to send a message that no matter who you are, you could be on special teams.