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Former NFL Safety Says Justin Fields Returning Kicks Would Set Bad Precedent

Ultimately, Danny Smith might have been joking. Or just talking out loud when he suggested Justin Fields get involved in the return game. But if the Pittsburgh Steelers are remotely serious about the idea, former NFL safety Kerry Rhodes thinks Fields should turn down the chance.

“If I was giving him advice and he was listening,” Rhodes said on Fox Sports Radio with co-host Monse Bolaños. “I’d tell him, ‘if you believe you’re a quarterback, which he does…if you’re going to stick to that script and really own being that QB1, do not put yourself in that position.