Steelers RB Kaleb Johnson on the roster bubble

Of all the Pittsburgh Steelers who could find themselves cut by this Sunday is running back Kaleb Johnson. Johnson, a third-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft has failed to find any traction with the Steelers in his rookie campaign and now, under new head coach Mike McCarthy, appears to be on the outs

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Of all the Pittsburgh Steelers who could find themselves cut by this Sunday is running back Kaleb Johnson. Johnson, a third-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft has failed to find any traction with the Steelers in his rookie campaign and now, under new head coach Mike McCarthy, appears to be on the outside looking in as roster cuts approach.

However, Johnson might be one of the players who could quickly get scooped up by another team hoping to leverage that impressive college resume and hoping he is a better fit with a new offense. One of those teams might be the Cincinnati Bengals. Pittsburgh radio personality Andrew Fillipponi is reporting that he has heard that the Bengals a team that might be interested in Johnson to bolster their depth at running

back.

Rumor: The Bengals are eyeing Steelers RB Kaleb Johnson. If he’s cut. And could possibly try trading for the 3rd round bust RB.

Cincinnati has very little depth behind Chase Brown. And really liked Johnson in the 2025 NFL Draft. He went to Cincy for a draft visit.

Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/bJL8QqBNQS

— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) August 29, 2026