LATROBE, Pa. — During his opening news conference Thursday, Mike Tomlin scoffed at the notion that it’s difficult to place a kicker into high-pressure situations during training camp and preseason games.



Saturday on the practice field at Saint Vincent College, the Steelers coach gave an ever-so-tiny glimpse into at least one way to mess with former Pro Bowl kicker Chris Boswell’s fragile confidence after a terrible 2018 season.



Boswell and rookie Matthew Wright alternated kicks during the special teams field-goal period — a change from how the Steelers have approached the period in the past. Typically, the incumbent kicker would get his kicks in before resetting the drill and then having the kicker in camp for depth finish out the period.



Boswell had Jordan Berry hold for him, and Wright had backup punter Ian Berryman.



It was a subtle indication that the kicking job — Boswell’s job — can legitimately be...