Will Kaleb Johnson still play even though Mike Tomlin is benching him on kick returns?
On Tuesday, Mike Tomlin announced that rookie RB Kaleb Johnson won’t return kicks for now, but will he still play? A third-round pick out of Iowa, Johnson has hardly had a role on offense so far. He has only played a few snaps, totaling two touches for net-negative yardage.
In his NFL debut, Johnson fumbled on a kick return, but the Steelers didn’t blink. It helped that they recovered the ball, but Tomlin left him out there. On Sunday, however, he failed to field a kick that took an awkward bounce.