# What's the Value of a Kick Returner? | Steelers Morning Rush

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Podcast: [Steelers Afternoon Drive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/steelers-afternoon-drive-6553917)
Published: 2026-06-18T16:20:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the value of a kick returner in the modern NFL. Rule changes have made the kick return into a play that happens a lot more than it used to, but is there value tied up in the kick returner position, and were the Steelers smart to invest a fourth-round pick in Kaden Wetjen? Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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