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Diontae Johnson has reportedly landed on his third workforce of the 2024 NFL season after being claimed on waivers by the Houston Texans.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Houston was awarded the veteran large receiver on waivers on Monday. That’s all of the extra notable as a result of large receiver Tank Dell suffered a major knee harm throughout Saturday’s loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
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Sources: With Tank Dell out, the Houston Texans have claimed former Ravens WR Diontae Johnson on waivers.
Johnson now will spend Christmas within the firm of the Ravens, as Houston hosts Baltimore on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/uHsWqRZOTK
Johnson was waived by the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 20 after the 2 sides mutually agreed earlier within the week to excuse him from workforce actions.
The transfer got here after the veteran large receiver was suspended by the membership for Baltimore’s Week 15 recreation in opposition to the New York Giants for refusing to enter the earlier recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 1.
Baltimore acquired Johnson and a 2025 sixth-round draft choose from the Carolina Panthers for a 2025 fifth-round choose on Oct. 29. He was introduced in so as to add one other dimension to a Ravens receiving corps that already featured Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman.
Issues did not go as deliberate for the Ravens. Johnson caught one move for six yards and performed a total of 40 snaps (39 offensive) in 4 video games earlier than being waived.
Johnson started this season with the Panthers when he was acquired in an offseason commerce with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He wasn’t precisely an affect participant in Carolina, however fared higher in seven video games with them by recording 31 catches for 363 yards and three touchdowns.
Given a few of the issues with Johnson up to now, even earlier than his refusal to enter a recreation in Baltimore, this can be a high-risk transfer for the Texans. It comes at a low monetary price as a result of he’ll turn out to be a free agent after this season.
Houston additionally wants extra depth at large receiver, as each Dell and Stefon Diggs are out for the remainder of the season with accidents. This can be a workforce that already clinched the AFC South and will probably be internet hosting a playoff recreation, nevertheless it wants extra high-impact playmakers on offense to realistically make a run within the postseason.
Johnson at the least supplies depth and somebody who can take benefits of the openings created by taking part in alongside Nico Collins.
