High expectations surrounded the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason with the anticipated return of Ben Roethlisberger from an elbow injury that put his career in jeopardy. The offense possesses a bevy of weapons, and despite having to play three different quarterbacks last season, nearly made the playoffs a year ago.
Fast forwarding to Monday night, all eyes were on JuJu Smith-Schuster, who is still trying to prove he is a capable top dog at receiver. Many pundits and those around the team expected Dionate Johnson to step up and be that consistent second option for Big Ben.
However, don’t sleep on third year receiver James Washington as a candidate to emerge as Ben’s second best option.