Getty Images Dustin Colquitt spent 15 seasons with the Chiefs before being released in April.
Update (9/7): NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero has confirmed a one-year deal between Dustin Colquitt and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Kansas City Chiefs sent small shockwaves through their fan base back in April after parting ways with P Dustin Colquitt, who had spent 15 seasons with the organization dating back to 2005.
While interest in the two-time Pro Bowler has remained limited in the months since, at least publically, it appears Colquitt may soon have a new home with another AFC contender. According to ESPN NFL Insider Field Yates on Saturday, the long-time special teams stalwart is scheduled for a tryout with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
An interesting upcoming tryout for the Steelers: longtime Chiefs P Dustin Colquitt.
Jordan Berry has been solid in that role for Pittsburgh since 2015.
In a follow up from NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero, the Steelers intend to sign the 38-year-old veteran assuming the tryout and testing go off without a hiccup. Colquitt would be a direct replacement for sixth-year P Jordan Berry, who has averaged 44.2 yards per punt since his rookie season in 2015.
The #Steelers are bringing in veteran punter Dustin Colquitt for a tryout, per the transaction wire.
Colquitt still must go through COVID-19 testing and a physical, but the anticipation going in is if all goes well, they’ll sign him.
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Colquitt was originally scheduled to make $1.95 million in the final year of his contract in 2020. Kansas City will now pay undrafted rookie P Tommy Townsend a base salary of $610K this season after guaranteeing the 23-year-old $82.5K following April’s NFL Draft.
Colquitt’s Family Ties to the Steelers
Colquitt’s sustained success at the professional level, while impressive in its own right, isn’t unfounded. The Super Bowl LIV champion comes from a family of punters, including his younger brother Britton Colquitt, who won a Super Bowl title with the Denver Broncos in 2015 and enters his 11th NFL season (second with the Minnesota Vikings) in 2020, and older cousin Jimmy Colquitt, who had a brief stint with the Seattle Seahawks in 1985.
However, the most intriguing part of Dustin’s opportunity to join the Steelers is the connection to his father, Craig Colquitt, who punted for the franchise for the first six of his seven seasons in the league.
Similar to Kansas City in 2005, Pittsburgh used a third-round selection (No. 76 overall) to draft the elder Colquitt in 1978 and went on to win a pair of Super Bowls during Craig’s tenure. Should Dustin join the Steelers in the coming days, he too would have an outside chance for a second Lombardi Trophy. Of course, that would require Pittsburgh to knock off the defending champions first. A potential reunion between the sides would need to wait until the playoffs anyways, as Kansas City and Pittsburgh are not slated to face off during the 2020 regular season.
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