I don’t think there is any doubt that the reason the Pittsburgh Steelers made the decision to trade for wide receiver Ryan Switzer was because they wanted to make a move in the hopes of improving their return game on special teams. General Manager Kevin Colbert said as much after the trade was made, at least in so far as acknowledging that the returner position was an area in which they really felt they needed an upgrade.
But that doesn’t mean that they don’t also anticipate the second-year man being able to offer contributions in some capacity to the wide receiver position.