Overview
- Pittsburgh announced the signing Tuesday, bringing back the veteran who previously spent part of 2024 with the team.
- Corliss Waitman, the 2025 starter, is a restricted free agent, and the team has not disclosed a tender decision.
- Johnston appeared in one game for the Steelers in 2024 before a Week 1 leg injury at Atlanta ended his season.
- He lost the 2025 camp competition to Waitman and later made four regular-season appearances with the Giants and Bills.
- The 34-year-old has played in 105 combined regular and postseason games with career averages of 47.7 gross yards and 42.0 net per punt.