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49ers cut big-booted former Pittsburgh Steelers punter
The San Francisco 49ers have released former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Pressley Harvin III in their first wave of cuts. The 49ers signed Harvin on August 9 to help with an injury to starting punter Mitch Wishnowsky.
Now, Harvin is back on the market and will search for another spot, but will likely either be stashed on a practice squad or wait for an injury to get an opportunity. In his opportunities in San Francisco, Harvin averaged a 44.9 yards per punt average, with seven of them landing inside the 20-yard line. His consistency is still an issue, but Harvin proved he has a big boot.
The Steelers pivoted to former Houston Texans punter Cameron Johnston and signed him to a three-year contract worth $9 million over its entirety. Pittsburgh has already seen Johnston impressively boot the ball, though his net punts have been lackluster due to Pittsburgh’s poor punt coverage.
Harvin was a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Georgia Tech. The former Ray Guy Award Winner, the Steelers saw him punt at his pro day in Atlanta in the rain and fell in love with him as a prospect. However, the same consistency that made him one of the best in college football did not translate to the NFL. The Steelers released him on February 12 as they turned over a new page to Johnston.
Some big changes are coming to Oakland for Pittsburgh Regional Transit riders, all of which include closures, construction, and the future of safety.
Riders who typically catch the bus on Fifth Avenue in Oakland should start preparing because starting Sunday, Pittsburgh Regional Transit says the bus lane on Fifth Avenue will be permanently retired.
It’s a part of their University Line project, designed to create a more reliable connection between Downtown, Uptown, and Oakland.
But without the Fifth Avenue bus lane, traffic is shifting.
“All of our bus operational movements are going to be moving over here to Forbes Avenue,” said Amy Silbermann, chief development officer with Pittsburgh Regional Transit.
For riders, this means big changes.
Seventeen outbound bus stops along Fifth Avenue will be eliminated, 9 bus routes will be rerouted, and all outbound buses will travel on Forbes with general traffic.
“Forbes Avenue is going to be more congested. We will have more buses than today,” Silbermann noted.
While the closure is permanent, the construction and renovation will be temporary, and part of a much bigger plan.
“Ultimately, that lane is going to turn into a two-way protected bicycle facility. All buses will remain on Forbes Avenue outbound for as long as we know,” Silbermann said.
This change will now leave Forbes as the main bus corridor.
“Ultimately, one lane on Forbes Avenue is going to become a bus-only lane. However, that’s not happening until later next year.”
In the meantime, PRT says it’s working with the city and Port Authority police to keep traffic moving. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2027.
“This is not about making buses rapid. This is about making buses move more reliably and continuously throughout the corridor,” Silbermann said. “Today, they get very bunched up because of the conditions. Once they get bunched up, they end up with big gaps in service, where you may wait a really long time and then get on a really overcrowded bus.”
PRT says they will have staff at select bus stops to help navigate through this transition.
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