Nobody would dispute that little went right for Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell throughout the 2018 season.

He set career lows in field-goal-conversion rate and extra-point-conversion rate, drawing the ire of the fan base and – according to guard Ramon Foster – even received death threats over his poor performance.

“The death threats that guy received, the ‘you suck’, the ‘they should cut you, we hate you,’ you ignore it but you still hear remnants of it,” Foster told The Athletic. “You don’t want to go anywhere, you don’t want to talk to anybody, you want to fix your problem.”

In 2018, Boswell converted 13 of 20 in field goal (65%) and also missed five extra points to go 43 of 48 (89.6 %).

According to The Athletic, the Steelers brought in Shaun Suisham, who was the team's kicker from 2010-14, to consult with Boswell last season after he started to struggle. The team then asked to defer a $2 million roster bonus until the start of the 2019 regular season so that it could evaluate him throughout the offseason before making a final determination on his future with the team.

The Steelers even brought in other kickers to compete with Boswell before he won his job back for the 2019 campaign.

"I’m happy for him because I know that getting the new contract, the pressure of it ate on him and it showed," Foster said. He was in a dark, dark spot last year."

This year has been different. Boswell has been perfect, connecting on all 10 of his field goal tries and all nine extra point attempts.

“Bos has his swag back,” cornerback Joe Haden said. “He won a couple of games for me like that in my first season here. It was a down year last year but he’s back to the normal Bos, walking around, swag-like and making kicks.”

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The Steelers are 1-4, currently in third place in the AFC North, and two games back of the division-leading Ravens. If Pittsburgh, which went 9-6-1 last season and missed the postseason, in part because of Boswell's shaky performance, is to generate any kind of push for the playoffs, it will need Boswell to stay on top of his game.

“I think he’s found a good spot to be in now,’’ Foster said. “I think the competition in camp, the spring, the pushback of the signing bonus, just all of that helped him mature. They’re very special, finicky guys and I say that in a respectful way. It’s like the starting pitcher on game day. Nobody talks to him. That guy does nothing until he puts it on display for everybody.

“I think he’s a football player, and the mental part of this will wear you the hell out. The criticism — people say you ought to be able to take criticism, you’re right but there’s a very fine line on believing it and trust in yourself.”