Overview

• Coach Mike Tomlin said Johnson is off kick-return duty in the short term and must earn the role back through consistent practice work.
• Tomlin has not named a replacement for Week 3, though Kenneth Gainwell handled the next kickoff versus Seattle and other candidates were noted in reports as possibilities.
• On the play in question, a kickoff that landed in the field of play bounced into the end zone and remained live under the new rule, allowing the Seahawks to recover it for a touchdown.
• Through two games, Johnson has two carries for minus-1 yard on offense and eight kickoff returns for 190 yards as his special-teams role came under scrutiny.
• Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suggested Johnson might not see the field again this season, though the team maintains the door is open if he responds in practice.