You may have heard by now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have made their second trade of the season yesterday, sending a sixth-round pick over to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for veteran kicker Josh Scobee. Trades are rare enough for the Steelers—at least in the modern era—but two in one season is virtually unheard of.
Of course, both trades were spurred on by injuries, with Scobee set to replace Garrett Hartley, who was already brought in to replace Shaun Suisham, who has been the Steelers’ kicker since the middle of the 2010 season, and has since then become among the most accurate field goal kickers in the league—and the most accurate in team history.