The biggest play Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Jeremiah Moon made in his first start came on special teams, not defense. His punt block against the Las Vegas Raiders was just one of high-impact special teams plays Danny Smith’s unit has made this season and just the latest new face to get his hand on a kick or punt.
In a rare media interview Thursday, Smith explained how Moon’s splash play happened.
“When we played in that [Cowboys] game, Jeremiah Moon almost blocked the kick in a non-rush situation,” Smith said Thursday via a team-provided transcript. “And sort of, next week, I brought him in, and I asked him, ‘Have you ever blocked a kick?