
Going into the season, there was plenty of buzz around Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson. Coming off of his best season and first 100-reception season, it seemed that Johnson was poised to ascend to that top tier of true No. 1 receivers.
Then 2022 happened and it all went wrong. Johnson took a big step back statistically and looked more like the 2020 version of him that struggled so much with consistently making catches and lacking in his dynamic production. An observation shared by former Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley. Whaley was on 93.7 The Fan and offered a harsh but realistic critique of Johnson last season.