Special Teams Impact Imminent For Steven Johnson

It has seemingly already become somewhat forgotten news—and to be perfectly fair, it was a minor tweak of the bottom of the roster, though it did seem to cautious a fair bit of an uproar—but the Pittsburgh Steelers swapped out one key piece of their special teams unit this past week for another.

I am referring to the team’s decision to release third-year inside linebacker L.J. Fort, whom they quickly signed to the practice squad after clearing waivers, and replacing him with sixth-year inside linebacker Steven Johnson, who had ultimately beaten Fort for a helmet by the midpoint of last season.

For the second year in a row, Johnson saw himself released prior to opening day, though in this…