Longtime tight end and current free agent is making a pivot in his NFL career. The 30-year-old is set to try out with the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of Baltimore's AFC North rivals, as a long snapper, the team announced Friday. Boyle had begun the proce s of transitioning from tight end to being a long Jerami Grant Jersey snapper during the 2022 season, . His ability as a long snapper helped him receive a scholarship offer at Delaware before he embarked on his NFL career. He was also spotted at Maryland's Rodney McGruder Jersey Pro Day earlier this offseason working as a long snapper.Boyle emphasized that he genuinely is working on making the position switch."I'm serious," Boyle said on the new NFL endeavor,. "Let's go do it. It's not a joke. That's not what I want it to look like, because it's not."He added some insight to how he prepares for the tryout, getting very creative with how he practices. "I was snapping to a Fisher Price basketball hoop in my driveway," Boyle said. "My wife didn't Killian Hayes Jersey want to catch the balls. I hit the backboard sometimes. Sometimes, it goes in the road."A fifth-round pick in the 2015 , Boyle has spent his entire career in Baltimore. He caught 121 pa ses and four touchdowns during his first six seasons in Baltimore but has just one catch over the past two seasons. An injury limited him to just 12 games last season. An unexpected participant at Pro Day: Nick Boyle. The former tight end trying to show his snapping skills. Shawn Stepner (@StepnerWMAR) Long snapper Saddiq Bey Jersey is arguably the NFL's most interesting position. Like kickers and punters, it is an acquired skill that not many people can do. That means good job security for long snappers who happen to latch onto a team.The value of having a solid long snapper was on display in Cincinnati in Week 1 of the 2022 season. With injured, backup tight end Langston Galloway Jersey was tasked with handling the team's long-snapping duties late in their game against the . A subpar snap my Wilcox resulted in a mi sed point-after attempt by that would have won the game for the Bengals. Instead, the Bengals lost in overtime. Given the minimal number of long snappers, along with his experience at tight end, Boyle's position change should lead to interest around the league, especially during this dry period of free agency.
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