Former Tennessee Titans kicker Sam Sloman has reportedly found a new home, as he’s expected to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers pending a physical, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Sloman, a seventh-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 2020, played in eight games last season, seven with the Rams and then one with the Titans. The Miami (Ohio) product made 76.9 percent of his field goal attempts during his rookie campaign.
Tennessee brought Sloman in last November, adding him to the practice squad. He got a shot to play in Week 17 after Stephen Gostkowski was placed on the COVID-19 list — and the rest, as they say, is history.
The 23-year-old’s 37-yard game-winning field goal as time expired against the Houston Texans, which doinked off the upright and went through, helped Tennessee secure the AFC South title. He went 2-for-2 on field goals and 5-for-5 on extra points in the contest.
With the Titans having two inexperienced options at kicker in undrafted free agents Blake Haubeil and Tucker McCann, it’s somewhat curious they didn’t at least try to bring Sloman to training camp to compete.
Pittsburgh already has a top-notch kicker in Chris Boswell, so Sloman’s chances of landing the starting job with the Steelers is nil barring injury.
