Steelers signing ex-Broncos punter ahead of Week 2

Russell Wilson won’t be the only ex-Bronco returning to Denver this week.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are set to sign former Broncos punter Corliss Waitman, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Pittsburgh needed to bring in a replacement punter after losing Cameron Johnston to a season-ending knee injury on Sunday.

Waitman, 29, punted in Denver in 2022, averaging 46.6 yards per punt with a net average of 41.4 yards per boot. His long with the Broncos was 59 yards.

This will mark Waitman’s third stint with the Steelers. He originally joined the team as an undrafted free agent out of South Alabama in 2020. After serving on their practice squad as a rookie, Waitman was waived in the spring of 2021 and joined the Las Vegas Raiders.

After the Raiders cut Waitman that summer, he had a brief stint on the practice squad of the New England Patriots before returning to Pittsburgh. He punted for two games for the Steelers at the end of the 2021 campaign.

After one season in Denver, Waitman returned to the Patriots practice squad for a little more than a month in 2023. He went to training camp with the Chicago Bears this summer but did not make their active roster.

Waitman now gets a third opportunity with the Steelers and he’s poised to handle punting duties when the Broncos host Pittsburgh on Sunday.