Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Kaleb Johnson is catching the attention of plenty of people. Johnson has received praise from beat reporters and even his teammate RB Jaylen Warren, but head coach Mike Tomlin isn’t ready give him his flowers yet.
“He’s a willing worker, but you know, he needs to improve in all areas,” Tomlin said Sunday during his post-practice press conference posted to Steelers.com. “All young people do. We’ve yet to play in pads and obviously regarding his position, that’s a major component and so it’s an incomplete body of work. Blitz pickup is something that’s really evaluated in pads.