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Report: Steelers Trade For Kicker Josh Scobee

The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded for Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

The #Jaguars are trading longtime kicker Josh Scobee to the #Steelers. He’s been their kicker since 2004. Pitt had a K injury.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 31, 2015

As he alludes to, the catalyst to the deal was the hamstring injury suffered by Garrett Hartley, making him unavailable for Week One. It seems certain Hartley will land on injured reserve.