As Diontae Johnson prepares to hitch his third crew of the 2024 marketing campaign, the huge receiver won’t have the possibility to decide on his touchdown spot. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Johnson is unlikely to move via waivers.
Johnson might be claimed on Monday. Schefter factors to the Chargers and Chiefs as potential touchdown spots, though each of these squads sit towards the underside of the waiver order. Schefter notes that Johnson won’t even makes it that far, particularly since a declare carries little monetary threat. Both manner, it appears unlikely the embattled receiver will make all of it the way in which to free company.
After spending 5 productive seasons in Pittsburgh, Johnson was traded to Carolina this previous offseason. The upcoming free agent maintained his manufacturing regardless of the change in surroundings, hauling in 30 catches in seven video games. Nevertheless, with the Panthers struggling to compete, the wideout was firmly on the commerce block, and he was finally dealt to Baltimore for a late-round swap.
Johnson’s points at his newest cease have been effectively chronicled. After hauling in a single catch via his first 4 video games with the Ravens, the wideout refused to enter the crew’s Week 13 contest. Johnson was subsequently suspended for the Ravens’ Week 15 sport, and he was waived a couple of days after that suspension ended.
Contemplating the receiver’s upside (together with a 1,200-yard marketing campaign in 2021), it’s not an enormous shock that Johnson will command curiosity on the waiver wire. The Chargers have misplaced some WR depth all through the 2024 marketing campaign, however their high three of Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston and Joshua Palmer stay intact. In Kansas Metropolis, the Chiefs are set to get reinforcement on the place with Marquise Brown coming back from damage. Whereas Rashee Rice went down with a season-ending damage, the crew has since acquired DeAndre Hopkins to pair with first-round WR Xavier Worthy. In different phrases, if Johnson is claimed by both of those groups, he might have a tricky time carving out a job with solely a few video games remaining on the schedule.