Pittsburgh’s Johnson fined for criticizing referees

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Diontae Johnson was fined 25,000 for his post-match comments ripping the referees after his franchise’s defeat against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the past weekend.

The NFL fined Diontae Johnson $25,000 for calling the NFL Officials out. Then fined on two separate occasions Jaylen Warren $48,000 for blocking. Yet they fined Adam Gotsis $7,167 for his hit that injured Kenny Pickett. NFL has it out for the Steelers. #Steelers #NFL

— Blitzburgh (@Blitz_Burgh) November 5, 2023

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The wide receiver, who wasn’t included in the initial list of fines in the weekly report, questioned the integrity of the referees and claimed that the officials helped Jacksonville to triumph.

“They were not officiating according to the rules,” Johnson claimed past Sunday. “They must be held accountable for calling bad, making worse, terrible calls. That’s how mad I am at the moment. They cost us the match. I don’t care what nobody says. They were the reason that we got defeated.”

Diontae added that the referees wanted their opponents to win, and they called everything in the Jaguar’s favor. According to Johnson, every little call was in Jacksonville’s favor, but he can’t do anything about that.