So you want to make an NFL roster? If it’s not going to come as a starter on offense or defense, you better be a starter on special teams. For the 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers, there’s at least two jobs up for grabs. But winning them is going to be messy. On the debut episode of his new podcast, Steelers long snapper Christian Kuntz detailed how tough a job it is to be an NFL gunner, the widest players on the punt team tasked with being the first downfield to tackle the returner.
“That’s a dog fight,” Kuntz told co-hosts Vinnie Candelore and Tre Tipton.