The marketplace for ex-Ravens receiver Dionate Johnson seems to be heating up after his ugly union with Baltimore got here to an finish Friday.
Two days after Baltimore waived the wideout, whom they acquired earlier than the commerce deadline within the fall, NFL Community reported Sunday that Johnson might probably be claimed on waivers by a playoff contender, citing the Chiefs, Chargers and Steelers as golf equipment to regulate.
For these conserving tabs, the Chargers — led by Jim Harbaugh, the youthful brother of Ravens coach John Harbaugh — are the very best of the three groups referenced within the report by waiver order.
Los Angeles is No. 21 in waiver precedence, adopted by the Steelers at No. 25. The Chiefs are final at No. 32.
Kansas Metropolis is at present the No. 1 seed within the AFC playoff image with the Steelers within the No. 3 slot. The Chargers stay within the hunt for a wild-card spot.
The Steelers fell to the Ravens on Saturday, 34-17, hours after Baltimore launched Johnson.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was requested about Johnson probably returning to Pittsburgh within the wake of the loss.
“I have nothing to add about someone who’s not in our football team right now,” Tomlin mentioned.
Johnson, 28, was chosen by the Steelers within the third spherical of the 2019 NFL Draft at No. 66 general.
He was traded to the Panthers earlier than the 2024 season and later shipped to Baltimore in October in change for a fifth-round choose.
The wedding was tumultous to say the least, with the Ravens suspending Johnson in December for failing to enter the workforce’s Week 13 loss to the Eagles.
Johnson completed his time in Baltimore with one catch fo six yards.
The one-time Professional Bowler isn’t the one notable receiver on the lookout for a brand new residence late into the season.
The Dolphins launched Odell Beckham Jr. earlier this month in what was described as a mutual determination.
