Ravens GM Eric DeCosta said that the team did its homework on WR Diontae Johnson before trading for him, understanding the risks and rewards. “We knew it wasn’t 100 percent going to be a slam dunk.
Reflecting on the ill-fated mid-season trade for wide receiver Diontae Johnson, Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta admitted that he
Diontae Johnson played for four different teams in 12 months with the last one being just a three-week stay with the Houston Texans.
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.
Receiver Diontae Johnson is headed back to the Baltimore Ravens, who released him just over three weeks ago. The Ravens claimed Johnson off waivers on Wednesday following his release from Houston on Tuesday.
In a surprise move, the Texans waived the veteran wide receiver just three weeks after claiming him off waivers from the Baltimore Ravens. He’s an impending free agent after the year, so only a team remaining in the playoffs could claim him for a run to New Orleans.
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
Diontae Johnson is back for a second stint with the Ravens — but it has nothing to do with trying to help them win a Super Bowl this season.
The Ravens can’t play former Panthers WR Diontae Johnson for the rest of this postseason. So why did they claim him on Wednesday?
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
Baltimore Ravens claim wide receiver Diontae Johnson off waivers from the Houston Texans for compensatory draft pick reasons
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins, rear, celebrates with Diontae Johnson (82) after scoring a ...