The Pittsburgh Steelers have added a lot of new pieces this offseason, but they also have several of their own players that they have to take care of. They have several key players going into the final year of their contracts. That included Chris Boswell, but the Steelers reportedly rewarded him with a contract extension earlier this week. That tied him as the league’s highest-paid kicker. While $7 million per year might be a lot for a kicker, analyst Michael Holley thinks Boswell is well worth that price tag.
“For my money, I think this is the best kicker in football,” Holley said recently on the Pro Football Talk podcast. “What’s the distinction, what’s the separator between Boswell and [Brandon] Aubrey? This is not Aubrey’s fault.
“Boswell plays in a bad-weather city, on a bad field…Not only plays in a bad-weather city but plays in a bad-weather division…It’s really hard to kick in that division and in that stadium. I will give it to him because he is money.”
Boswell has been with the Steelers since 2015, and he’s consistently been one of their best players. While special teams are sometimes overlooked, they are still an important part of the game. Outside of one or two down years that can be attributed to injuries, Boswell has been one of the league’s best kickers.
He’s made two Pro Bowls and was named a first-team All-Pro in 2024. Boswell’s field goal percentage dipped slightly last year, falling from 93.2 percent in 2024 to 84.4 percent, but he only had five misses. Not all of them were his fault, either.
One of those happened because Pittsburgh’s field was so beat up. Holley rightfully credits Boswell for not letting outside factors influence him too much. Kicking in Pittsburgh is hard, but Boswell makes it look easy.
Boswell is 35 years old, but he doesn’t look like he’s slowing down. He made nine of his 11 50-plus-yard field goal attempts last year. He’s won the Steelers plenty of games over the years. Boswell should be one of the most important pieces for the Steelers’ new coaching staff, and that’s reflected in his new deal. Hopefully, he spends the rest of his career in Pittsburgh.
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