The Houston Texans cut former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson on Tuesday, it marked the fourth team that Johnson has been traded or cut by in the last year.
Just two games played was all it took for the Texans to wave the white flag. Houston waived Diontae Johnson on Tuesday, marking the third team that has moved on from the troubled wide receiver this season.
The Ravens claimed wide receiver Diontae Johnson off waivers in a procedural move. Here’s what that means for Baltimore.
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans waived Diontae Johnson Tuesday after the beleaguered receiver — who was released by the Ravens earlier this season after refusing to enter a game — played just two games for them. Johnson had one reception for 12 yards in Houston’s wild-card playoff win over the Chargers on Saturday.
After the Texans defeated the Chargers in the Wild Card game, they released recently acquired Diontae Johnson and added two more WRs.
Back to Baltimore: The Ravens claimed their former WR Diontae Johnson on waivers today from the Texans, per the league’s wire. This a procedural move and Johnson won’t officially be “awarded” to the Ravens until after the Super Bowl. But he qualifies as an unrestricted free agent… pic.twitter.com/5bGRL9ymcX
The Diontae Johnson experiment is over in Houston. The Texans announced Tuesday they had waived the former Pro Bowl wideout ahead of their divisional-round matchup vs. the Kansas
Last time, in late December, the Chargers attempted to claim Johnson on the waiver wire right before the playoffs. The Houston Texans landed him instead.
Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Diontae Johnson, also known as former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson and former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Diontae Johnson, is now former Houston Texans wide receiver Diontae Johnson.
Diontae Johnson wanted a fresh start with the Houston Texans. Three weeks later, he’ll look for his fifth “fresh start” of the 2024 season. The Texans waived the veteran receiver on Tuesday morning, ending his stay with the AFC South champions less than a month after being placed on waivers by the Baltimore Ravens.
Diontae Johnson was claimed by the Baltimore Ravens days after being waived by the Houston Texans, but the team has no intention of issuing Johnson another uniform.