{"id":9329,"date":"2024-11-13T08:19:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9329"},"modified":"2024-11-13T08:19:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:19:43","slug":"breaking-steelers-sign-former-all-pro-returner-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9329","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Sign Former All-Pro Returner: Report.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9333\" src=\"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-189-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-189-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-189-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport reported on November 12 that the Pittsburgh Steelers signed former All-Pro returner Jamal Agnew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0are experiencing an incredible season on special teams during 2024. But that doesn\u2019t mean the unit can\u2019t get even better. On November 12, the Steelers bolstered their special teams unit with an ex-All-Pro returner \u2014\u00a0Jamal Agnew.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport reported on X (formerly Twitter) that the Steelers signed the former\u00a0Jacksonville Jaguars\u00a0returner to their practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSource: The Steelers are signing former All-Pro WR and returner Jamal Agnew to their practice squad, a potentially intriguing option now that he\u2019s healthy,\u201d\u00a0wrote Rapoport on X.<\/p>\n<p>Agnew made\u00a0first-team All-Pro as a rookie with the\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0in 2017. He also earned a Pro Bowl nomination with the Jaguars during the 2022 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>With Jacksonville that season, Agnew averaged 26 yards per kick return. As a rookie, he led the NFL with 15.4 yards per punt return.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Add Jamal Agnew to Practice Squad<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers already have a former All-Pro returner in\u00a0Cordarrelle Patterson\u00a0on their roster. The team also has third-year receiver\u00a0Calvin Austin III\u00a0currently returning punts. Austin returned a punt for a touchdown against the\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0in Week 8.<\/p>\n<p>But Agnew will provide the Steelers extra returning depth. Perhaps he\u2019ll even get a chance to return kicks if Patterson continues to make little impact on kick returns.<\/p>\n<p>Patterson has only played in five games because of injury this season. But on kick returns,\u00a0he\u2019s averaging\u00a0a career-low 20.3 yards per return.<\/p>\n<p>Agnew was much better on punt returns than kick returns as a rookie. But then he developed into a lethal kick returner as well.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past six seasons,\u00a0Agnew has averaged\u00a0at least 23.9 yards per kick return. Last season with the Jaguars, he posted 26.1 yards per kickoff in 11 games.<\/p>\n<p>Agnew was unsigned the entire NFL offseason. Rapoport implied with his report that he dealt with an injury but didn\u2019t state anything more specific.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Yet to Make Corresponding Move<\/h2>\n<p>Over the offseason, a lot was made about how Steelers special teams coordinator Danny Smith would take advantage of the new kickoff rules. That conversation reached a point where\u00a0speculation ran wild\u00a0about whether the Steelers would use\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0as a returner.<\/p>\n<p>But Fields hasn\u2019t returned any kicks, and the team is struggling in that area. The Steelers are ranked last in the NFL with 22 yards per kickoff return.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Agnew can provide a jolt to that part of Pittsburgh\u2019s special teams.<\/p>\n<p>To officially sign Agnew to the practice squad, though, the Steelers will have to make a corresponding move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Steelers currently have a full practice squad, so we\u2019ll see what the corresponding move is made on the practice squad to free up a spot,\u201d\u00a0wrote Steelers Depot\u2019s Josh Carney.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers have defensive backs, defensive tackles and linebackers occupying nine of their practice squad spots. Perhaps the team will depart with one of those defenders to make room for Agnew.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh also has three wide receivers \u2014\u00a0Brandon Johnson,\u00a0Lance McCutcheon\u00a0and\u00a0Quez Watkins \u2014 on its practice squad. It would make sense for the Steelers to release one of them since Agnew is also a receiver.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyNFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport reported on November 12 that the Pittsburgh Steelers signed former All-Pro returner Jamal Agnew. 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