In the middle of all the roster cuts all 32 teams are going through to get down to 75, one team decided to make a splash in a position that was supposed to be stable only four weeks ago. The Pittsburgh Steelers have gone out and traded for 12-year veteran kicker Josh Scobee from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were in a dilemma after kicker Shaun Suisham went down with a freak torn ACL injury during the Hall of Fame game, and went out to sign Garrett Hartley a few days after the game. However, Hartley injured his hamstring a few days ago, leaving the Steelers out of kicker options heading into the regular season.
What the Steelers are getting from Josh Scobee is something that was highly underrated to many who do not follow the Jaguars, as he has been a reliable kicker up until last season. Scobee is an 80.8 percent career field goal percentage and went 20-for-26 last season with three field goal attempts blocked. He has been very reliable over the years, as he kicked seven game-winning field goals in his career for the Jags. Josh Scobee is currently in his last year of his four-year, $13.8 million contract, which was signed in 2012. Scobee is due $3,425,000 this season.
Over his time in Jacksonville, Scobee is the franchise' all-time leading scorer with 1,022 points and has made 235 career field goals. He also hold the franchise record with a 59-yard field goal from 2010 that defeated the Indianapolis Colts.
However, why would the Jaguars trade away such a reliable player in Josh Scobee? They have one other kicker on the roster by the name of Jason Myers. He is a 24-year-old kicker out of Marist College, as he spent last season in the Arena Football League. He is currently 4-for-5 in field goal attempts in the preseason, with the one miss coming from 57 yards out.
It has not been determined what the Jaguars are getting in return for Josh Scobee, but it will be interesting to see as the Steelers already traded for cornerback Brandon Boykin with a 2016 conditional fifth round draft pick already 30 days ago.
