PITTSBURGH — Steelers return specialist Gunner Olszewski has made more than $3 million since entering the NFL as a return specialist in 2019, but now he and other players like him across the league are wondering how much longer they'll have jobs.
Last month, NFL owners adopted a new rule that allows players to call for a fair catch on kickoffs, as the league attempts to eliminate some of the more violent hits in the game.
"A bunch of people are trying to get rid of our part of the game," Olszewski said Thursday on the final day of Steelers minicamp. "That's how we feel about it. They feel like special teams are dangerous. Football is a dangerous game. You can't ever take that out of it. I hate it for the game, but it's the rule now. I'm just rolling with it."
