It was just a few weeks in the past that the Baltimore Ravens swung a commerce with the Carolina Panthers for extensive receiver Diontae Johnson, however issues have largely gone downhill since. The newest growth in what has been a muted tenure for Johnson is a suspension handed down by the Ravens for one recreation, the group announced in a press release.
In the assertion, government vice chairman and normal supervisor Eric DeCosta mentioned the suspension is for conduct detrimental to the group and stems from Johnson refusing to enter the Ravens recreation towards the Philadelphia Eagles final week. The assertion additionally famous it was a “tough determination.”
Baltimore is on the bye in Week 14, so Johnson’s suspension will come into impact in Week 15 when the group visits the New York Giants.
This suspension comes mere weeks after Baltimore acquired Johnson from Carolina together with a sixth-round choose, in change for a fifth-rounder. Spending simply over a month with the Ravens, Johnson has performed solely 39 snaps throughout 4 appearances. In all, he has caught one cross for six yards on his 5 targets.
Johnson logged zero snaps within the group’s loss to Philadelphia this week, even supposing No. 2 wideout Rashod Bateman was injured throughout the recreation. From this assertion we now know that was Johnson’s determination.
Following the sport, Harbaugh was cryptic when requested why Johnson did not play. Given one other probability to clarify on Monday, Harbaugh was in some way much more imprecise.
“At this time, I’m going to have to attend,” Harbaugh mentioned, by way of ESPN. “There are transferring components we’ll have to determine and discover.”
Johnson had been a productive, if mercurial extensive receiver throughout his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, catching 391 passes for 4,363 yards and 25 touchdowns in his 5 seasons. He was traded to Carolina final offseason as a part of a deal for cornerback Donte Jackson. He operated as one of many prime wideouts for Bryce Young and Andy Dalton early within the yr, catching 30 of 58 targets for 357 yards and three scores.
His acquisition led to hypothesis that he’d tackle the No. 2 receiver position forward of Bateman in Baltimore, however that has not come to fruition in any respect to this point.
