Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers special teams ace Miles Killebrew will join former Steelers assistant Danny Smith with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Thursday the Buccaneers signed Killebrew to a 1-year deal worth about $1.8 million. The move comes a little less than two months after Tampa Bay hired Smith as its next special teams coach.
“Reuniting with special teams coordinator Danny Smith from their Pittsburgh days,” wrote Fowler on X.
Killebrew spent five seasons with the Steelers. He only started one game, but the safety made a tremendous impact on special teams.
During 2023, he made first-team All-Pro and the Pro Bowl as a special teams ace. He made the Pro Bowl again in 2024.
Killebrew suffered a torn ACL during Week 6 last season. He ended his Steelers tenure on injured reserve.
Smith coached Killebrew for his entire Steelers tenure. Smith served as Pittsburgh’s special teams coordinator under former head coach Mike Tomlin from 2013-25.
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