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Former Steelers DL Chris Hoke Takes Issue With Diontae Johnson’s ‘Leaking’ Defense Comment

Following the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third straight loss on Saturday to the Indianapolis Colts, WR Diontae Johnson broke the unwritten rule in a postgame interview on KDKA. He acknowledged that the offense must make more plays, but said the defense was “leaking.” Rarely do you see a player talk about the other side of the ball, but Johnson went there and risks rising tensions in the locker room becuase of it. Former Steelers DL Chris Hoke spoke about this on KDKA’s Extra Point after the game.

“That’s why there’s no leadership on offense. I played 11 seasons with the Steelers and we had some bad games at times.