It has been a long time since the Pittsburgh Steelers last had a return man that they could rely upon for multiple years—at least one that they didn’t desperately want to remove from the job. Wide receiver Antonio Brown may go down as one of the best return men they have had in team history, but they have been trying to take the job away from him for almost as long as he has had it.
Brown was a Pro Bowl return man in 2011. But he also broke out as an offensive contributor that year with 1000 receiving yards.