Johnston (knee) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, Dale Lolley of the Steelers' official site reports. Johnston's shift to IR was a formality after previous reports indicated that the punter suffered a season-ending injury in Sunday's 18-10 win over the Falcons. Per Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin noted Tuesday that Johnston is slated to undergo surgery to address the knee injury. The Steelers are expected to sign Corliss Waitman to replace Johnston as the team's punter.
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Status
IR - Knee - Surgery Expected Return: 2025-02-10Latest Cameron Johnston news
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers
Birthdate
2/24/1992 (32)
Status
Injured Reserve
HT/WT
5'11", 194 lbs
Birthplace
Geelong,, AUS
Position
P
College
Ohio State
Experience
7 seasons
Career History
Pittsburgh Steelers
2024-Present
(1 season)
Houston Texans
2021-2024
(3 seasons)
Philadelphia Eagles
2017-2021
(4 seasons)
Johnston (knee) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, Dale Lolley of the Steelers' official site reports. Johnston's shift to IR was a formality after previous reports indicated that the punter suffered a season-ending injury in Sunday's 18-10 win over the Falcons. Per Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin noted Tuesday that Johnston is slated to undergo surgery to address the knee injury. The Steelers are expected to sign Corliss Waitman to replace Johnston as the team's punter.
Johnston suffered a season-ending knee injury in Sunday's 18-10 win over the Falcons, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Johnston's injury will have the Steelers looking for a new punter ahead of their Week 2 matchup with the Broncos. His absence is also a blow to the Steelers' field-goal unit on special teams. as he operates as Boswell's holder.
Johnston (leg) left the field on a cart and is likely out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Falcons, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports. The punter injured his right leg after getting crushed on a punt attempt by KhaDarel Hodge of the Falcons, per Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Both Saunders and Batko indicated that the injury might have longer-term implications. The Steelers do not have another punter on the active roster, so kicker Chris Boswell has been punting in place of Johnston.