Following his refusal to play in the team’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Diontae Johnson’s future with the Baltimore Ravens may have been predetermined for weeks. However, they didn’t actually cut Johnson for two and a half weeks.
What caused it to take so long, then? Ian Rapoport of NFL Network claims that the Ravens were concerned that if they cut Johnson early, he would go back to the Steelers, and they might have to play him against them on Saturday. In order to put him on waivers until Monday at 4 p.m., they decided to wait until Friday to cut him.
Naturally, the timing is intriguing. Because perhaps his former team, the Steelers, might have claimed him and used him against the Ravens if they had released him a day earlier. According to Rapoport, they wanted to ensure that didn’t occur.
Head coach Mike Tomlin declared he would not give any color to any potential interest in Johnson following the Steelers’ defeat by the Ravens.
“I have nothing more to say about someone who isn’t currently on our football team,” Tomlin remarked.
Following Rashod Bateman’s injury, Johnson declined to play in the Ravens’ game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Ravens’ refusal to offer him a significant number of snaps in a contract year apparently infuriated him.
Shortly before the trade deadline, he was dealt from the Carolina Panthers. In March, the Panthers acquired Johnson from the Steelers.
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