Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson did not punch quarterback Mitch Trubisky in the face. Johnson said that. Trubisky said that. And now the man who started the rumor has said it. 93.7 The Fan radio host Andrew Fillipponi acknowledged on the air yesterday that he was the source of the rumor and that he was wrong.
“I take 100 percent responsibility and blame for what happened here”, he said, recounting how it came to be that a member of the national media related and broadcasted a story describing the Pro Bowl wide receiver punching his quarterback in the face.