元アイオワ大ヘッドコーチのカーク・フェレンツ氏は、ランニングバックのカレブ・ジョンソンがピッツバーグ・スティーラーズでの2年目のシーズンで飛躍できると期待を寄せている。ジョンソンは2025年のドラフト3巡目で指名されたものの、ルーキーイヤーは苦戦を強いられた。フェレンツ氏は、この状況をジョンソンの大学時代のキャリア初期と重ね合わせている。
フェレンツ氏は火曜日、ラジオ局93.7 The Fanに出演し、NFLへの適応の難しさについて語った。同氏は、ジョンソンがルーキーシーズンの第2週にキックオフリターンで痛恨のミスを犯し、その後一貫した出場機会を得られなかったことに言及した。昨シーズンのジョンソンの成績は、28回のキャリーで平均2.5ヤード、タッチダウンはゼロだった。
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