Pittsburgh agreed to a new five-year contract with longtime kicker Chris Boswell, making him among the highest-paid at his position.
Pittsburgh is signaling that it wants to keep a key piece of its kicking game steady for years, agreeing to a new five-year contract with longtime kicker Chris Boswell.
The Steelers announced the deal on Wednesday.. Under the agreement. the contract averages $7 million per season over the final four years. a figure that places Boswell among the highest-paid kickers in the league.. It also ties him with Dallas’ Brandon Aubrey for the largest contract awarded to a kicker.
Boswell, 35, has spent his entire 11-year NFL career with the Steelers. He joined Pittsburgh in October 2015, and the new contract keeps that run intact, reinforcing the franchise’s long-term relationship with a specialist who has become a familiar fixture on game days.
His reputation is built on consistency. Boswell has made 299 of 341 career field goal attempts, converting at an 88% clip, and he has connected on 353 of 369 extra point tries, at 96%. He has also been perfect on postseason field goals, converting all 19 attempts when the games mattered most.
Last season, the numbers reflected that reliability again. Boswell made 27 of 32 field goal attempts, including a career-long 60-yard kick during a Week 1 win over the New York Jets. He was also 42 of 43 on extra points and finished the season with 123 points.
In franchise history, Boswell’s scoring production stands out. His 1,250 career points rank second in Steelers history, behind Gary Anderson, who has 1,343 points. The contract suggests the Steelers view that contribution as something they want to preserve as the roster evolves.
The extension also carries broader implications for how teams value special teams accuracy. Kicking can be a hidden swing factor in close games, and paying for dependable production reflects a strategy that prioritizes reducing volatility in one of football’s most repeatable roles.
For Pittsburgh, the decision may also be viewed as part of maintaining continuity. Keeping a kicker who has already spent his entire career in the same system can help preserve timing and approach across seasons, particularly as coaching staffs and personnel change.
With the new deal, Boswell’s status with the Steelers becomes even more firmly established.. As the franchise looks ahead. having one of the league’s most accurate kickers locked in for five years gives Pittsburgh a foundation it can build around on both offense and defense. knowing points from special teams are less likely to be left on the sideline.
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7 million a year to kick a ball lol ok
wait so they gave him a 5 year deal and hes already 35?? he’ll be 40 by the time its done thats just bad business honestly. the steelers been making weird moves lately and nobody talks about it but this is exactly the kind of stuff that keeps them from winning a super bowl. you dont pay kickers this much when you got other holes on the roster.
I actually read somewhere that the Cowboys were trying to poach him and that’s why Pittsburgh had to overpay to keep him. makes sense when you think about it, Dallas has been going after everyone this offseason. either way I get why they did it but 7 million still feels like a lot for a guy who missed 5 kicks last season, like that’s not exactly automatic. hope it works out for them but I remember when Adam Vinatieri was supposed to be a sure thing too and look how that ended eventually.
Boswell has always been solid so this makes sense to me. Steelers know what they have and they locked it down, cant really argue with that.