The Pittsburgh Steelers have listed Will Johnson as a fullback for the length of his career, now in his fourth season, but the reality is that he has not really been a fullback for the past two years. In fact, yesterday was the first time that he has taken a snap at fullback all season—perhaps in the past two years—and those opportunities only arose due to injury.
This year, the Steelers kept first-year fullback Roosevelt Nix on the 53-man roster after earning a spot on special teams, but they also liked what the 260-pound former linebacker was able to do in a straight line as a lead blocker.