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Broncos HC Vic Fangio Highlights Ray-Ray McCloud As Dangerous Return Man For Steelers

There may be some out there who wonder why the Pittsburgh Steelers still have Ray-Ray McCloud on the 53-man roster, given that he doesn’t contribute a great deal to the offense as the fifth wide receiver. That wasn’t ever why he made the team in the first place, though; it was for his return ability, and he has been having success in that area this season.

As I write this, he ranks third in both punt return and kick return yardage, averaging 10.8 yards on the former and 26.6 yards on the latter. That hasn’t translated into Pittsburgh averaging good starting field position, for reasons beyond his control—they rank 29th in average starting field position at their own 25—but it would be even worse, otherwise.