New Pittsburgh Steelers Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman knows not to mess with what’s working. Chris Boswell is the best kicker in franchise history, and while Crossman will coach him, he won’t mess with Boswell’s routine created under previous coach Danny Smith.

Speaking to reporters earlier this week, Crossman confirmed Boswell’s habit of not kicking until June will remain in place.

“There’s a great sliding scale in this world, and guys that are highly productive, things that they’ve done, if they’ve been highly productive, I’d be a knucklehead to change that,” he told reporters via a team-provided transcript. “There’s going to be some things that are different, but his routine is not going to change.”

Years ago, Boswell and Smith changed his offseason roadmap, opting to wait to until June to start back up. The two have publicly discussed it since at least 2023. An approach that’s preserved Boswell’s leg throughout his 30s and maintained his position as one of the league’s best kickers.

“I start kicking later in the year, June 1st,”Boswell said via the team’s YouTube channel after signing his record-tying contract extension. “Me and Danny Smith worked that out about four or five years ago. I really felt like it helped keep the leg fresh throughout the season.”

Pittsburgh’s also annually brought in a second kicker on the offseason roster who will handle much of the training camp and preseason duties. After the draft, the Steelers signed Kansas’ Laith Marjan, who possesses a good leg and had a great 2024 season before running into issues his senior year.

Kickers can play until their 40s, but Boswell’s only gotten better with time. His ability to hit from distance has spiked throughout his career even before the NFL allowed teams advance time to modify “K-balls” that’s creating league-record numbers.

Since Boswell’s age 30 season, he’s making nearly the same rate of his field goals (87.4 percent) and far more from 50-plus (40) than he did throughout his 20s (88 percent conversion rate, nine from 50 or longer).

Athletes are creatures of habit. Especially specialists. Boswell staying in the same routine that’s served him well is important for his mindset and, of course, his body. Like any player, they can fatigue and tire at year’s end. That impacts power, technique, and overall production at a position where the margin of error is thin.

“He’s a good player,” Crossman said of Boswell. “So, we’re happy to have him.”

For Crossman, sometimes the best thing a coach can do is nothing at all. To resist the urge to “coach” and feel productive by fixing something that isn’t broken. Crossman, however, will work with Boswell in other areas.

“He’s a very in-depth coach,” Boswell said of Crossman. “He knows his X’s and O’s. He’s going to push you to get the absolute best out of you every single day. There’s no day off. We’ll constantly be working to get better.”

The two are putting in work in the spring. That can come in the form of talking technique, situation, and picking up where he left off with holder Cameron Johnston. Boswell just won’t kick until the calendar flips over. That should start June 2nd when the team begins its three-day mandatory minicamp.