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Chad Johnson Blames Mike Tomlin’s Mishandling Of QB Position For Steelers’ Playoff Woes

Unless Aaron Rodgers gets the itch to play one more season with the team that nearly got him killed against the Houston Texans, the Pittsburgh Steelers appear headed for yet another stopgap solution at quarterback — a familiar place for a franchise still searching for its long-term answer at the position.

How did the Steelers find themselves here at the most important position on the field? Chad Johnson blames Mike Tomlin and the Steelers for mishandling the end of Ben Roethlisberger’s career.

“You have to realize because of Mike Tomlin and his decision not to have a quarterback to back up Ben Roethlisberger, not wanting to upset him, not having a [successor] in place when Ben Roethlisberger’s time was up, it’s hampered them,” Johnson said via Nightcap on YouTube.