Sometimes, it’s better not to touch the ball when you’re on special teams.
That’s the hard lesson Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Gunner Olszewski learned on Monday Night Football game against the Cleveland Browns.
After the Browns kicked a field goal, the ensuing kickoff went hurling out of bounds before it reached the end zone.
That would’ve given the Steelers great field position on their side of the field, but Olszewski made a bit too good of a play on the ball to keep it inbounds.
The wideout made a really nice toe-tapping catch on the sideline on the Cleveland punt, which put the Steelers ball at around their own 9-yard line. If Olszewski had just let the punt go, the ball would’ve been on the 40.
“Feet too good,” ESPN broadcaster Joe Buck joked about the catch during his discussion of the special teams snafu.
The good news: Great toe-tapping skills from
Gunner Olszewski.The bad news: Receiving a kickoff is not the time you want to show those skills off. pic.twitter.com/Ayygvyeszx
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) September 19, 2023
Hey, we’re all human, and Olszewski was clearly trying to make some play on the ball there he felt was important. However, his heads-up play ended up costing the Steelers a lot of yardage.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
