Matthew Wright is set to begin another stint with the Steelers. The journeyman kicker signed with Pittsburgh on Wednesday, per a team announcement. 
Wright originally joined the Steelers as a UDFA in 2019. It was one year later that he made his regular season debut, one which came after a brief spell in the XFL. The Central Florida product played in three games in 2020, making each of his kicks.
That led him to the Jaguars, the team with which he spent the 2021 campaign. Wright played 14 games with Jacksonville, but he found himself on the move once again in 2022. After beginning that season with Kansas City (and appearing in a pair of games), Wright was signed off the Chiefs’ practice squad to return to Pittsburgh. Filling in for an injured Chris Boswell, a the 28-year-old connected on 12 of 14 field goal attempts and went seven-for-seven on extra points.
This past season, Wright continued to bounce around the NFL, finding himself on the active roster and practice squads of the Chiefs, Panthers, 49ers, Falcons and Patriots. His lone regular season action came with Carolina. For his career (24 games), Wright has a field goal accuracy of 85.1%. He has made all but two of his 37 extra point attempts.
Pittsburgh still has Boswell on the books for the next three years, and the 33-year-old posted a field goal accuracy rate above 90% for the sixth time in his career last season. The reunion with Wright is therefore simply a depth addition which will give the Steelers another option at the position during training camp.
I’d rather be a B/U punter. Unless they get a punt blocked, you’ll never be remembered. But they’ll make similar money as a B/U kicker that could go down in infamy; either good or bad, for a team.
I find myself jealous that your life goals are so much higher than mine. I dream at night of being a B/U mascot.
Not a Steelers fan, but this is another smart and strategic move. Here is a kicker with a skill set they are familiar with and that understands how the organization works. They can start to work immediately with a familiar kicker on the new rules and how to install a kicking scheme. You know that Tomlin, Boswell, and Wright have a history and working relationship.
From what I’ve seen of Wright, maybe they can cut Boswell. He’s older, more cap room and his leg isn’t really that great. Wright looked good when he kicked. Just an thought.