Come on down and step right up to the Pittsburgh Steelers newest carnival game – become the team’s starting gunner. The last two carnies who held down the role hitched a train elsewhere, opening up two starting spots on the roster. Being a gunner running down punts doesn’t come with the glitz and glam of quarterback or wide receiver but it’ll prove key to making the 53-man roster. And it sure beats the heck out of trying your hand at the ring toss.
We’ve written about this Steelers’ battle before. As soon as Miles Boykin left for the Giants and James Pierre the Commanders, they became two glaring spots up for grabs.