Newly acquired Pittsburgh Steelers punter Cameron Johnston recently spoke about signing with the club on an Australian podcast called SEN Breakfast. Prior to his NFL career, the Australian-born Johnston starred at Ohio State.
The Pittsburgh Steelers, under the oversight of General Manager Omar Khan, have been slowly chipping away at weak areas and rebuilding them. While fans may hate the word "rebuild," the reality is that every team does some of it during the offseason.
The Pittsburgh Steelers recognized the need for a change in their punting game and subsequently welcomed Cameron Johnston to the team. Johnston brings a wealth of experience and a powerful leg to the position, capable of effectively altering field position and placing opponents in challenging situations with his precision punts.
The Pittsburgh Steelers got their punter, but he’s going to cost them.
After starting the regular season on the injured list, both players are ready to make their 2023 debuts.
According to Adam Schefter, the Texans designated OT Tytus Howard and P Cameron Johnston to return from injured reserve on Wednesday. This opens both players’ 21-day windows to practice before being activated. The Texans’ offensive tackle underwent surgery in August and was given a 4-6 week timetable of recovery.
The Texans waived punter Ty Zentner on Monday, the team announced. It's a sign that their regular punter, Cameron Johnston, is ready to return. He is eligible to come off the injured reserve list this week after spending four weeks on it with a calf injury.
Texans punter normalcy looks likely to return this week. On IR for the season’s first four games, Cameron Johnston is on track to come back for Week 5.
The Texans are now guaranteed to start the season without two starting offensive linemen, along with their punter.
The Texans will have a new defensive coordinator (Matt Burke) and will almost definitely hire an offensive coordinator from outside the organization as well, but the team is again planning to retain its special teams boss.
Aaron Wilson reports that the Texans are restructuring the contracts of S Eric Murray, K Ka’imi Fairbairn, and P Cameron Johnston. The team is creating $2.1 million by restructuring the deals of Fairbairn and Johnston and $732,500 for the contract of Murray by converting part of their base salaries to signing bonuses.
The Houston Texans have opted to restructure K Ka’imi Fairbairn and P Cameron Johnston‘s contracts, according to Aaron Wilson. The move will save the team nearly $2.1 million in salary cap savings.
When the Houston Texans signed veteran punter Cameron Johnston to a three-year, $8 million contract, it was a sound investment. Especially for a team that has struggled to move the football consistently.
The Texans special teams had an epic meltdown Sunday. Kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn missed two extra points and a 56-yard field goal in a 25-22 loss to the Patriots, and that wasn’t the worst of it.
All fortune was wasted away. Houston was up 22-9 at one point. Then they cut off their own foot, smashed their own head into the sink, and ate their own teeth.
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