Behind the Steel Curtain
The Pittsburgh Steelers had one of the more viral blunders in recent NFL history on Sunday in their loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Kaleb Johnson had a kickoff bounce through his hands, and the ball rolled into the end zone. Johnson clearly assumed that the ball going into the end zone meant the kick resulted in a touchback. Of course, that’s not the rule in the NFL. The Seahawks jumped on the ball for a touchdown to go up 24-14, and that was it for the Steelers, as they never overcame that blunder.
Speaking to the media at his weekly Tuesday press conference, Tomlin was asked if Johnson would be returning kicks anymore.
“Not in the short term,” Tomlin said. The Steelers’ head coach added that he would give Johnson the opportunities to earn back a spot returning kicks. In addition, he was asked about any potential candidates who could replace Johnson, to which he gave an alarming answer.
“I haven’t even begun to address that,” Tomlin said.
Considering that it’s Tuesday and it’s been two days since the Steelers’ loss, one would think Tomlin would have this near the top of his itinerary.
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