Adam Podlesh has signed with the Steelers. (Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports)
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed punter Adam Podlesh to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.
Podlesh (5-foot-11, 200 pounds) was originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He spent the 2007-2010 seasons with Jacksonville and the 2011-2013 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
He has punted in 107 regular-season games, recording 467 punts for 19,816 yards with a long punt of 76 yards. Podlesh has averaged 40-plus yards per punt in every single season of his career and has 157 career punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line in the regular season.
“Very excited to be part of the storied franchise that is #Steelernation, time to get to work in the black and gold!!” Podlesh tweeted.
