Pittsburgh Steelers sign kicker Matthew Wright to 53-man roster

The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced that they signed kicker Matthew Wright to their 53-man roster. This comes as Chris Boswell is dealing with a groin injury.

Matthew Wright had previously been on the Kansas City Chiefs‘ practice squad. That means that Pittsburgh will need to be on Pittsburgh’s roster for at least three games. This, of course, implies that Boswell is going to have to miss multiple weeks before he is able to return from injury.

This is Matthew Wright’s third season in the NFL. He has played for Pittsburgh as a rookie, before moving on to Jacksonville and then Kansas City. While he played for the Steelers, Wright appeared in three games and scored 19 points without missing an extra point or field goal.

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For his NFL career, Matthew Wright has appeared in 19 games, primarily for Jacksonville. He has an 87.5% field goal percentage and 93.3% on extra points. He has never missed a field goal under 40 yards and his career-long is 59 yards long.

During college, Matthew Wright played for UCF. There, he was a key contributor on special teams for the undefeated 2017 team and was a two-time Second-Team All-AAC selection. He also holds career records for points (375) and field goals made (55) at UCF.

Matthew Wright is a Pennsylvania native.