Steelers WR Diontae Johnson apologized to his teammates after he completely gave up on a play

The Steelers receiver wishes he could do the play over.

Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals wasn’t the best display for Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson. But he’s at least owning up to his mistake.

After Johnson dropped a would-be touchdown pass (on a play that wasn’t challenged), a visibly frustrated Johnson took the next play off as Jaylen Warren fumbled just a few yards away.

The footage of the play was impossible to ignore as it was some of the worst effort you’ll see from any NFL player — and fans were right to criticize him for it. Johnson, though, was quick to apologize to his teammates for the costly mistake and promised that it wouldn’t happen again.

According to Johnson, he didn’t realize that the play was still live or that Warren had fumbled close by. He said if he had to do the play over again, he would have recovered that fumble.