Steelers LS Christian Kuntz says he wants to be ready by Week 1
However, when head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the injury, he characterized it as short-term as opposed to long-term, which we assume means Kuntz will be back sooner than two months. If you ask Kuntz, it's going to be much sooner than that. Kuntz addressed the injury on Monday and he said that despite the pain, he is confident he will be able to play when the Steelers take on the New York Jets in Week One of the regular season.
When Kuntz went down with his injury, defensive lineman Logan Lee did a great job filling in. However, the Steelers did hedge their bets this week when the team signed veteran long snapper Jake McQuaide. McQuaide is a 14-year veteran who has spent the bulk of his career with the Los Angeles Rams. He has 197 career games and played 14 games for three different teams in 2024.
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