Cameron Johnston is entering his third offseason with the Pittsburgh Steelers. To date, he\u2019s appeared in just one game. Despite that limited resume, the Steelers are hoping to capture what they originally intended. As explained by the PPG\u2019s Gerry Dulac, it\u2019s the reason the Steelers recently re-signed Johnston, who is currently their only punter on the roster.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not at all surprised they brought back Cam Johnston,\u201d Dulac said on 102.5 DVE with Randy Baumann<\/a> Monday morning. \u201cBecause when they signed him two years ago, they really liked him. And that was a big signing for them at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n In March 2024, Johnston inked a three-year, $9 million deal with Pittsburgh with the clear intent of being the Steelers\u2019 starting punter. He had come off three solid seasons with the Houston Texans and proved his cold weather mettle during three previous years with the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n Johnston\u2019s time in the role was cut short. In the \u201924 season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, he suffered a season-ending knee injury when teammate Miles Killebrew was blocked into him. Chris Boswell finished the game as the emergency punter and Scotty Miller the fill-in holder,<\/a> the Steelers avoiding disaster and escaping with a win. Corliss Waitman was signed to finish the season.<\/p>\n Healthy for 2025, Johnston and Waitman battled in training camp for the starting role. Both enjoyed strong showings, but Waitman narrowly won the job, sending Johnston looking for work elsewhere. Despite the victory, Waitman didn\u2019t have the season the team envisioned.<\/p>\n \u201cThe one thing about Corliss Waitman, and I like Corliss Waitman, but he doesn\u2019t, for the most part, deliver in the games,\u201d Dulac said. \u201cTo me, he\u2019s a practice player. And I say that because when you watch him at training camp and you watch him in practice, you hear the thump, you see the ball, the distance. He can punt the ball. And it doesn\u2019t translate into games.\u201d<\/p>\n