Overview
- Multiple outlets confirmed on Sunday that the Pittsburgh Steelers traded 2025 third-round pick Kaleb Johnson to the Green Bay Packers during final 53-man roster cutdowns.
- Reporting later indicated the Steelers received Green Bay’s 2028 sixth-round draft pick as compensation for Johnson.
- Johnson posted an Instagram message confirming the move and will join a Packers backfield that already includes MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks as the team navigates Jacobs’ uncertain availability.
- Johnson struggled in his rookie season with Pittsburgh, totaling 28 carries for 69 yards and a notable kickoff-return error that limited his special-teams role, and Pittsburgh’s additions of Rico Dowdle and the emergence of Jaylen Warren made him expendable.
- The Commissioner's Exempt List bars Josh Jacobs from practicing or attending games while the league investigates, so the Packers added a low-cost, young option who gets a fresh chance for playing time and the Steelers gained late-round draft value.