The Pittsburgh Steelers were put in quite a bind last season when their kicker, Shaun Suisham, suffered a season-ending ACL injury when he attempted to make a tackle in the second half of the team’s Hall of Fame game in the preseason, an additional preseason game that only two teams play.
Following his injury, the Steelers were forced to search for a replacement, first coming across Garrett Hartley, who suffered a soft muscle injury serious enough to land him on injured reserve, though he eventually reached an injury settlement and was released.