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The Seattle Seahawks were gifted a touchdown early in the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It gave the Seahawks a two-score lead in a pivotal point of the game.
Steelers rookie Kaleb Johnson fielded a kickoff that took an awkward bounce through his hands and into the end zone. The only issue was that it didn’t go through the back of the end zone. It was recovered by Seahawks RB George Holani for a touchdown.
The Seahawks just recovered a kickoff in the end zone for a touchdown!
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Johnson hasn’t been featured much in the Pittsburgh rushing attack through two games. Before his costly muffed punt, Johnson had one carry for one yard during the game.
The Steelers will hope that Johnson puts the ill-timed mistake behind him, as Pittsburgh has high hopes for the young tailback. The team drafted him in the third round in April’s 2025 NFL Draft after Johnson firmly cemented his status as one of the best running backs in this draft class during his time with the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Once he hung up his cleats at Iowa, Johnson finished with 2,779 rushing yards for his career, ranking him sixth in school history. He became just the fifth player in Hawkeye football history to have two 200-plus yard rushing games.