Calvin Austin III Explains His Punt-Return Process

Calvin Austin IIIWR Calvin Austin III had a big week for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Week 8 win over the New York Giants, as he caught a touchdown pass and returned a punt for a touchdown. There’s a lot that goes into being a punt returner in the league that not everybody sees, and during an appearance on The Christian Kuntz Podcast, Austin talked about his process leading up to a return.

“Cam [Johnston] can tell me something, Danny [Smith] can tell me something, but it’s me back there. That’s when I go and look at film. I look at direction, the gunners,” Austin said. “On gameday, the whole time I’m standing up during the whole game because when defense is going, I may sit down for…