Back to the Pittsburgh Steelers Newsfeed

On Justin Hunter’s 8 Snaps And What They Mean

Veteran wide receiver Justin Hunter only played eight snaps for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday against the Philadelphia Eagles in their preseason opener. That can’t be a good thing for him—or is it?

The sixth-year veteran, now in his second season with the team, has spent quite a bit of the offseason running with the first-team offense, or at least with the second group. Is it already taken as such a given that he has a place on the team that the coaching staff is simply more concerned with getting long looks at other guys and not so much in getting results from Hunter inside of stadiums?