Longtime Ravens tight end and current NFL free agent Nick Boyle is making a pivot in his NFL career. The 30-year-old is set to try out with the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of Baltimore’s AFC North rivals, as a long snapper, the team announced Friday.
Boyle had begun the process of transitioning from tight end to being a long snapper during the 2022 season, according to The Athletic. His ability as a long snapper helped him receive a scholarship offer at Delaware before he embarked on his NFL career. He was also spotted at Maryland’s Pro Day earlier this offseason working as a long snapper.
Boyle emphasized that he genuinely is working on making the position switch.
“I’m serious,” Boyle said on the new NFL endeavor, via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Let’s go do it. It’s not a joke. That’s not what I want it to look like, because it’s not.”
He added some insight to how he prepares for the tryout, getting very creative with how he practices.
“I was snapping to a Fisher Price basketball hoop in my driveway,” Boyle said. “My wife didn’t want to catch the balls. I hit [the backboard] sometimes. Sometimes, it goes in the road.”
A fifth-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, Boyle has spent his entire career in…
