Clay Johnston Wasn't Happy After Bengals' Loss to Giants: 'I Really Don't Even Care' About 20 Tackle Performance

The 26-year-old was on the field for 78 plays on Sunday night.

CINCINNATI — Bengals linebacker Clay Johnston had 20 tackles (16 solo) and one sack in Cincinnati's 25-22 loss to New York on Sunday night. 

Despite stuffing the stat sheet, the 26-year-old wasn't happy after the game. 

"Honest to God, I really don't even care [about the 20 tackles," Johnston told Dan Hoard on the Bengals Booth Podcast. "I was really more devastated with the two-minute [drill] and my special teams performance from an individual standpoint.

Johnston played 66 defensive snaps and 12 special teams snaps. The Bengals gave up the lead twice in the fourth quarter. He was genuinely upset after the game, even though he had 20 tackles. 

"I was trying to fly around, do the best I could," Johnston said. "I just wish we could finished it. I'm gonna have trouble sleeping tonight after that one. 

"I gotta watch the special teams tape. That was not good enough."

Johnston could end up being the Bengals' fifth linebacker behind Logan Wilson, Germaine Pratt, Akeem Davis-Gaither and Markus Bailey. Joe Bachie is still recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered last season. That opened the door for Johnston to get plenty of preseason snaps. 

Listen to Hoard's entire interview with Johnston below. 

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