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News: Steve Johnson Blames God for Dropped Pass -- Want Him on Your Team?

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Steve Johnson Blames God for Dropped Pass -- Want Him on Your Team?

On Sunday, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Steve Johnson dropped a picture-perfect pass, which would have resulted in an overtime victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Steelers went on to defeat the (now) 2–9 Bills, and  according to our friends at With Leather (story below), Johnson had a strange way of explaining this most embarrassing of on-field gaffes.

The third-year pro took to Twitter (which seems like it's always a bad idea) and left this message for the man upstairs:

" I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!! AND THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO..."

Putting aside the absurd notion that God would interfere with the results of a football game, how do you feel about Johnson using divine intervention to justify his butterfingers? (Posted from http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/29/buffalo-bills-wide-receiver-steve-johnson-blames-god-on-twitter/)

 

Rest of the story from our friends @ With Leather...

GOD DROPPED STEVE JOHNSON’S PASS

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Steve Johnson has been a very pleasant addition to two of my fantasy football rosters this season, but I guess it’s worth pointing out that Bills fans are pretty excited to have an actual playmaker receiver on their roster for the first time since some guy named Andre Reed was strapping on his Hall of Fame shoes. No offense, Eric Moulds. Off the field Johnson had been more of a quiet presence, as we didn’t hear much from the guy who racked up 3 touchdowns against Cincinnati in Week 11. Like any good wide receiver, though, Steve Johnson has a Twitter account and he’s now a star.

 

Last night, after Johnson dropped a game-winning touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Steve sulked on the sidelines by himself, visibly distraught over his gaffe. He was shaken in the postgame conference as well, and the mistake will undoubtedly haunt him for the next few weeks. But after all was said and done, Johnson Tweeted his ultimate frustrations, calling out the man upstairs for not allowing him to catch the ball. That’s right, it’s all God’s fault.

At first I thought his Tweet was just typical overreaction, sure to be blown out of proportions by a sizable chunk of the online sports media, but then my friend Josh made a great point – why don’t more athletes blame the higher powers for their mistakes? So many superstars in college and the pros thank various deities when they win, so we should expect more of them to actually blame those same holy creators when they make boneheaded plays, too, right? I mean, passing the buck is a superstar athlete tradition, so Peyton Manning should be readily pointing his finger to the heavens when he throws four interceptions and Dwight Howardshould shake his fists at the clouds when he misses 10 free throws. Maybe it’s blasphemy, but I’m intrigued nonetheless.

Posted from http://withleather.uproxx.com/2010/11/god-dropped-steve-johnsons-pass/2