Kaleb Johnson will be toting the rock for the Steelers soon enough, but you might even see him before that. The rookie running back has worked in the kick return line and has some experience in handling returns. Having released Cordarrelle Patterson, Pittsburgh just so happens to be in the market for a new kick return man.
“Kickoff return is always a tone-setter for me”, Johnson said about his practice work there, via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “When I always come out, I like to get ready. So when I get out on the first play, I ain’t got butterflies.