PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kaleb Johnson’s mental lapse in Pittsburgh’s loss to Seattle has temporarily cost the rookie his job returning kicks.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Johnson is off the kick-return team in the short term after the third-round draft pick opted not to chase after a live ball that bounced over his head early in the fourth quarter against the Seahawks.

Seattle’s George Holani chased it down and fell on it just before it rolled over the end line for a gift touchdown that propelled the Seahawks to a 31-17 victory and erased Pittsburgh’s early season momentum just as quickly as it appeared.

“I’m certainly going to give him an opportunity to work his way back from that error,” Tomlin said. “I believe in his talent. He’s a sharp young man. He is a hard worker.

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