PITTSBURGH — This will be a weekend of change for the Pittsburgh Steelers. DB Minkah Fitzpatrick will join the secondary. Mason Rudolph is at the helm as quarterback. And there will be a new starter on the offense Sunday.
Rookie WR Diontae Johnson will start in place of Donte Moncrief. Moncrief was benched after dropping a league-high five passes in two games this season.
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"Now I'm in the offense right now starting, just trying to show the coaches I know what I'm doing and get ready for Sunday. They didn't say nothing, just put me in, told me I'm the starter from here on out, and I just got to execute and make plays," Johnson said.
CB Joe Haden will be back on the field Sunday after missing a few days of practice. That's good news for the secondary against the explosive 49ers passing game.
Three other Steelers will not play in San Francisco due to injuries: Roosevelt Nix, Vince Williams and Anthony Chickillo.
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