Steelers' Diontae Johnson expected to miss a few weeks with injury
Not even 24 hours after finding out Cam Heyward with miss significant time with injury, the news continues to worse for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Pro Bowl WR Diontae Johnson is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks: What Does it Mean? With Diontae Johnson down for some time, the onus […]
Not even 24 hours after finding out Cam Heyward with miss significant time with injury, the news continues to worse for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Pro Bowl WR Diontae Johnson is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks:
What Does it Mean?
With Diontae Johnson down for some time, the onus is now on George Pickens to show he can be a true #1 WR in this league. Teams will start to dictate coverage rotations to his side and make other pass catchers on the Steelers beat them, but he has to live up to the preseason hype, something I think Pickens is ready for.
This news now elevates Allen Robinson to the defacto #2 role, meaning Calvin Austin III will be the team's primary slot receiver, with Gunner Olszewski probably going from being a gameday inactive to a potential gadget player as soon as Monday night vs. the Browns.
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