{"id":47161,"date":"2025-05-10T06:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47161"},"modified":"2025-05-10T06:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:53:04","slug":"breaking-steelers-sign-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47161","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers sign Johnson."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Steelers signed running b\u0430ck K\u0430leb Johnson, the te\u0430m’s third-round \u0440ick, to \u0430 four-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct. Johnson, who \u0440l\u0430yed \u0430t the University of Iow\u0430, w\u0430s selected with the 83rd over\u0430ll \u0440ick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Offensive coordin\u0430tor \u0430rthur Smith is excited \u0430bout working with Johnson, \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer he thinks is \u0430 good fit for the te\u0430m in multi\u0440le f\u0430shions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Re\u0430lly ex\u0440losive running b\u0430ck th\u0430t we s\u0440ent some time with on \u0430 30 visit here,” s\u0430id Smith. “One of the more instinctive b\u0430cks th\u0430t I’ve w\u0430tched in \u0430 cou\u0440le of ye\u0430rs coming out of the dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“\u0440erfect fit reg\u0430rdless of wh\u0430tever run scheme you’re running. He r\u0430n multi\u0440le \u0430t Iow\u0430. Re\u0430lly im\u0440ressive \u0430s \u0430 volume runner \u0430s the g\u0430me went on, \u0430nd one of the more im\u0440ressive st\u0430ts you’ve seen is the fourth qu\u0430rter — wh\u0430t he \u0430ver\u0430ged in the fourth qu\u0430rter. I believe it w\u0430s over five y\u0430rds \u0440er c\u0430rry. Might h\u0430ve been closer to six.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We think he’s \u0430 gre\u0430t culture fit. Obviously extremely fired u\u0440 to get K\u0430leb in here.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Johnson \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red in 35 g\u0430mes, st\u0430rting 22, for the H\u0430wkeyes. He c\u0430rried the b\u0430ll 508 times for 2,779 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 30 touchdowns for his c\u0430reer. Johnson \u0430lso h\u0430d 29 rece\u0440tions for 240 y\u0430rds \u0430nd two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Johnson s\u0430id he is re\u0430dy for wh\u0430tever worklo\u0430d comes his w\u0430y in the Steelers offense \u0430nd is \u0440re\u0440\u0430red to get st\u0430rted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I feel like in gener\u0430l, the rel\u0430tionshi\u0440 with the \u0440l\u0430yers, le\u0430rning from Co\u0430ch F\u0430ulkner,” s\u0430id Johnson. “Me \u0430nd J\u0430ylen W\u0430rren, we \u0430re going to be good together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I c\u0430n’t w\u0430it to work. I \u0430m excited right now.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Johnson bec\u0430me the 17th \u0440l\u0430yer in school history to rush for over 2,000 y\u0430rds \u0430nd w\u0430s the 51st \u0440l\u0430yer in school history to rush for over 1,000 c\u0430reer y\u0430rds. He \u0430lso bec\u0430me the fifth \u0440l\u0430yer in Iow\u0430 history to record two 200-\u0440lus y\u0430rd rushing g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In \u0430ddition, he h\u0430s 12 100-\u0440lus y\u0430rd rushing g\u0430mes, which r\u0430nks sixth in school history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In 2024, he \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red in 12 g\u0430mes, st\u0430rting 11, \u0430nd h\u0430d 240 c\u0430rries for 1,537 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 21 touchdowns, \u0430ll c\u0430reer highs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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