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Pittsburgh Steelers sign kicker Garrett Hartley

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran kicker Garrett Hartley on Tuesday, one day after Shaun Suisham tore the ACL in his left knee.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran kicker Garrett Hartley on Tuesday, one day after Shaun Suisham tore the ACL in his left knee, the team announced.

In a corresponding roster move, quarterback/wide receiver Devin Garnder was placed on the waived/injured list.

Hartley, 29, appeared in two games for the Cleveland Browns last season, making all three of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point attempts. Previously, Hartley spent the first six seasons of his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints, who signed him as a free agent in 2008.

Over 59 career games, Hartley has converted 85 of his 104 field-goal attempts (81.7%) with a long of 55 yards. The majority of those kicks came inside the Saints’s Mercedez-Benz Superdome; the Steelers play outdoors at Heinz Field.

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The Steelers claimed Gardner off waivers in May after he went undrafted in May’s NFL draft and was later signed and released by the New England Patriots.

- Mike Fiammetta