One of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ best free-agent signings was lost for the season in the opener. Punter Cameron Johnston went down and out for the season in a freak late-game moment, getting run into and his knee buckling under the weight of an Atlanta Falcons player. Unfortunate as that injury was, Johnston has hardly been missed thanks to Corliss Waitman stepping in and stepping up with his left leg.
Waitman has been excellent through seven games as the Steelers’ replacement punter. Productive and consistent, he’s averaging 46.8 yards per punt and 41.8 yards per net. Relative to the rest of the league, neither number is outstanding.