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TE Will Johnson Signs 2 Year Deal With Giants

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The Giants have signed former Steelers TE/FB Will Johnson to a 2 year deal, the team announced via Twitter today.

https://twitter.com/Giants/status/717369399200595968

The Steelers signed Johnson as an UDFA out of West Virginia in 2012. During his time in Pittsburgh, the occasional starter played in 63 out of 64 regular season games.

Johnson’s departure doesn’t come as  a surprise. Roosevelt Nix proved himself quite capable last year, and it’s hard to justify keeping such a limited role player on the roster.

Will posted a heartfelt farewell to the Steelers and fans via his Instagram account today.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BD0-9jNpwme/

“SteelerNation, first I would like to say thank you to the Rooney family, Coach Tomlin, Kevin Colbert and the entire #Steelers organization for the opportunity to play in the National Football League. They took a chance on me when no one else would, and for that, I am forever grateful. Next, I would like to thank my coaches, teammates and SteelerNation, some of the very best fans in football, for welcoming me. It’s been a fun Journey in which I’ve made great relationships and memories that will last a lifetime.”

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FB Will Johnson Signs His RFA Tender

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Will Johnson has signed his restricted free agent tender today. His wife shared a photo of the signing on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/Mrs_Johnson_46/status/590160238520754176/photo/1

The signing puts Johnson on the books for $1.542 Mil for the 2015 season. While it may not have seemed like it, Will J. saw a sizable increase in snaps last season. While mostly utilized as a run blocker, he was targeted 9 times, catching 6 of those.

Of the 3 restricted free agents, Robert Golden is the last remaining one to sign his tender.

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Several Sitting Out For Last Practice At Latrobe

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The Steelers are holding their second joint practice with the Buffalo Bills tonight at St. Vincent, and the final practice of training camp. Several players are sitting out the joint practice tonight.

Will Allen, Will Johnson, Matt Spaeth, Jarvis Jones, Jordan Zumwalt, Maurkice Pouncey and Ramon Foster are all sidelined this evening. The two Wills are nursing hamstring strains they suffered in practice yesterday. Spaeth has missed the last couple practices for undisclosed reasons. Jarvis Jones and Jordan Zumwalt have been battling with groin injuries, and Ramon Foster has been out with knee swelling. There’s no information available about why Pouncey is sitting out tonight.

Ryan Shazier is nursing a bruised knee according to Coach Tomlin. He is practicing today, but probably only in a limited capacity as has been the case for the past couple days.

Earlier today, Mike Tomlin characterized Jarvis Jones and Ryan Shazier as questionable for Saturday night’s game against the Bills. Vince Williams, who has been sidelined with concussion symptoms, is suited up and will participate in some fashion tonight.

Steelers Vs. Titans Injury Report

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The Steelers injury report for week one is out and it looks like this:

Out: Le’Veon Bell (foot)

Doubtful: Heath Miller (knee)

Probable: Jarvis Jones (chest), Will Johnson (hamstring), Brett Keisel (not injury related)

Will Johnson has been limited in practice this week due to his hamstring injury. Johnson told media today that he wants to play Sunday, but it will ultimately be Tomlin’s decision. No details were given about Keisel’s situation.

For the Titans:

Out: LB Gooden (ankle)

Doubtful: FB Quinn Johnson (quad)

Questionable: OT David Stewart (calf) and OLB Akeem Ayers (ankle)

Thursday Steelers Practice Participation Report

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Great news and not so great news coming out of practice today. The great news- Jarvis Jones was a full participant. He was limited yesterday. The not so great news is that Will Johnson was limited again today in practice. Johnson said he was ’80 -85%’ yesterday, and happy with how things went after sprinting and testing his hamstring.

According to Jim Wexell, Johnson said he didn’t scrimmage today, and there’s “a good possibility” that he won’t play on Sunday. Get ready for a healthy dose of David Johnson.

Heath was also limited today in practice and Le’Veon Bell did not participate.

Will Johnson Suffered The Only Injury In Game 4

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The only injury reported from tonight’s preseason loss against the Panthers was a hamstring injury to Will Johnson. The severity isn’t yet known, and Coach Tomlin said he was being evaluated. Johnson was seen with his right hamstring iced and wrapped on the sideline during the 1st quarter. He’s was ruled out shortly after and did not return to the game.

 

Redskins Post-Game Injury Report

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During the course of the Redskins game, the Steelers suffered a few injuries. Some very minor, others TBD.

Le’Veon Bell left the game early after a tackle by Barry Cofield, with what’s being called a mid foot sprain. Coach Tomlin said he will get a MRI tomorrow to determine the severity. Not to be an alarmist, but early rumors are that this may sideline him for weeks. Hopefully the rumors don’t prove true.

Terry Hawthorne left the game with leg cramps.

Baron Batch left with a stinger and did not return.

Will Johnson left the game due to a hit to the helmet by S DeJon Gomes. He was said to have suffered a rib injury from the hit and did not return.

I’ll update as soon as I hear an update on Bell and Johnson’s injury.