Following an underwhelming two years as punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team cut bait with Pressley Harvin in a trio of moves to jumpstart the offseason .
So with the Steelers in search of their next ball kicker, one of the best of his generation threw a name out there for consideration:
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Pat McAfee Ponders Matt Araiza in Pittsburgh
“After watching his film and how he punts, Matt Araiza is a guy that would be able potentially to handle the AFC North stadiums”, McAfee said on his show earlier in the week. “You have to have a very strong leg, just like Pressley Harvin did”.
Araiza was lauded as one the best punters to enter the NFL in years when he came out of San Diego State in the 2022 NFL Draft after a tremendous college career and excellent pre-draft process:
And Arazia started out hot in the preseason with the Buffalo Bills, until he was released following allegations of rape, that have since been proven to be untrue: