Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson spoke with his teammates on Wednesday to address not hustling to recover a fumble vs. the Bengals on Sunday.
“It was really just me owning up to what I did on Sunday to the team and just let them know it won’t happen again,” Johnson said, via Chris Adamski of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “How I feel and how I should go about the situation next time it occurs. I own up to it. I am not perfect. So all I can do is keep moving forward and just play football.”
The play happened in the first quarter of the game, when running back Jaylen Warren fumbled in the red zone of a scoreless game. Johnson was seen on camera walking past the ball while Bengals defenders recovered the fumble to secure the turnover.
