{"id":270802,"date":"2025-08-08T04:51:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/270802\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T04:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:51:17","slug":"steelers-all-pro-kicker-chris-boswell-wants-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/270802\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers All-Pro kicker Chris Boswell wants new deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SteelersNOW.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SteelersNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to defensive tackle\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-all-pro-kicker-chris-boswellp-wants-new-deal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cam Heyward,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cam Heyward,<\/a> Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro kicker Chris Boswell is also seeking a new deal, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Boswell is currently the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bepryor\/status\/1953532094451229060\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL\u2019s eighth-highest paid kicker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL\u2019s eighth-highest paid kicker<\/a>. He\u2019s currently signed through 2026 with a $5 million average annual value. Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs is the league\u2019s highest-paid kicker with a contract value of $25.6 million\/$6.4 AAV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris Boswell privately has been seeking a new contract from the Steelers,\u201d Schefter wrote on X. \u201cDespite being voted first team All-Pro, Boswell was the AFC North\u2019s lowest-paid kicker last season. Three years ago Boswell signed a contract that tied him with Justin Tucker as the NFL\u2019s highest-paid kicker; but that market also has been reset the past two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boswell, who was 41 of 44 on field goal attempts in 2024, nearly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/chris-boswell-is-on-pace-to-break-the-nfls-single-season-record-for-field-goals-made\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:broke an NFL single-season record;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">broke an NFL single-season record<\/a>. The record is 44 field goals, set by San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-all-pro-kicker-chris-boswellp-wants-new-deal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here to read more from SteelersNOW.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here to read more from SteelersNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com. 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