It took roughly half a decade, but Steelers P Corliss Waitman finally saw Danny Smith make good on his word. When coming out of the draft, Waitman recently recalled, Smith coaxed him to sign with the Steelers with the promise of a fair chance of competing. Although he has punted for them twice before, he only won his first job with the Steelers in 2025.
“Danny keeps it 1,000. He told me, ‘Listen, man, a lot of people are gonna call you and they’re gonna give you a higher signing bonus’”, Corliss Waitman said on the Arthur Moats Experience.