CINCINNATI —

The Cincinnati Bengals are looking to snap their four-game losing streak Thursday night as the Pittsburgh Steelers come to town.

A familiar face is also returning to Cincinnati, with Hamilton High School graduate Kaleb Johnson returning to play against the Bengals for the first time. Advertisement

Drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Johnson’s homecoming marks a special moment for family and friends who watched him grow into a budding NFL star.

Johnson spent most of his childhood in a truck, driving around with his grandfather, Jeffrey Strader, peering out the window as a four-year-old.

When Kaleb told his grandfather he wanted to play football, he was surprised, due to Kaleb’s size at a young age.

“The guy just pancaked him, the whole game he

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