The Pittsburgh Steelers did not exactly receive a windfall in terms of monetary replenishment when they released veteran long snapper Greg Warren with a failed physical designation, which presumably means that he is subsequently going to retire after 12 years and two torn ACLs with the team.
But it does mean that they are going to have to move on at a position at which they have had stability far more often than not over the course of the past decade-plus. While a chart from Pro Football Focus indicated that Warren’s snap accurately was slightly below average the past two years (and comfortably above average the previous two years), there is a reason that he was respected around the league, and his replacement will have big shoes to fill.