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I'm Josh Carney.

Entering the 2023 season, one longtime member of the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a ton of attention on him as he

aims to bounce back from an injury-riddle 2022 season that caused a significant drop-off

in production. That player, it isn't who you think it might be. No, I'm not talking

about outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Instead, I'm talking about kicker Chris Boswell. Boswell played in just 12

games last season and converted just 71.3% of his field goals. That sounds a lot like his dreadful 2018 season, doesn't it?

I think we all remember that year.

Boswell was dealing with a grin injury and converted just 65% of his field goals.

Now entering the 2023 season, Boswell is at a crossroads, much like he was in 2018, when he struggled with those injuries and inconsistency.

Boswell either bounces back to the level of play, the Steelers, and fans have been used to

throughout his career in which he's drilled 86.3% of his

kicks or he continues his struggles and ultimately loses his job this time to a

kicker who will provide some actual competition in the form of Clemson

Standout BT Potter, who was an undrafted free agent, the Steelers signed after the draft. Potter is an intriguing kicker, but there is really nothing like a

healthy Boswell in the NFL, outside of Baltimore's Justin Tucker at the position.

Boswell has a big leg, is deadly accurate, and is as consistent as they come when healthy. He's a clutch kicker.

But he wasn't healthy last season. And even when he was on the field and in the lineup, it was apparent that he wasn't the same kicker.

So now, entering the 20... wasn't the same kicker.

So now entering the 2023 season, if Boswell can return to his pre-2020-22 form as one

of the best kickers in NFL, Pittsburgh will be in great shape and should feel confident

late in games when number nine hits the field, looking to add a critical three points off

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