Cordarrelle Patterson will obviously be one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ kick returners. Arguably the greatest returner ever, no one in NFL history has more kick-return scores than his nine. But new NFL rules mandate two players align in the “landing zone,” meaning Patterson needs a partner. WR Calvin Austin III hopes it’s him.
Appearing on ESPN’s 92.9 Jason & John show Friday, Austin said he might add kick returns alongside his punt-return duties.
“I think there’s a chance I will,” Austin told the show when asked if he’ll return kicks.
In many ways, kick returns now function more like a punt.