Steelers chegam a acordo para extensão de quatro anos com o kicker Chris Boswell

O Pittsburgh Steelers assinou uma extensão de contrato de quatro anos com o veterano kicker Chris Boswell, avaliada em US$ 28 milhões. O acordo coloca Boswell, ao lado do kicker do Dallas Cowboys, Brandon Aubrey, como o mais bem pago da NFL, com uma média de US$ 7 milhões por ano.

O acordo foi reportado em 11 de maio por Adam Schefter, da ESPN. Boswell, que estava entrando no último ano de seu contrato anterior, agora tem vínculo com os Steelers até a temporada de 2030. O jogador de 35 anos tem sido o principal placekicker da equipe desde que foi contratado em 2015, após não ter sido selecionado no draft ao sair da Rice University.

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