<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chargers-news-late-diontae-johnson-push-texans-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chargers made late Diontae Johnson push before Texans claim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chargers-news-LA-made-late-Diontae-Johnson-push-before-Texans-claim.jpg"></figure><h1>Chargers made late Diontae Johnson push before Texans claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T18:31:23-08:00">December 23rd, 6:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T18:31:23-08:00">December 23rd, 6:31pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Chargers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chargers-news-la-adds-ex-bears-safety-playoff-push">Los Angeles Chargers added to their defensive backfield</a> while hoping to get <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chargers-news-jk-dobbins-injury-return">another guy back for the offense</a>. And they also made a late push for Diontae Johnson before the Texans <a href="https://x.com/FieldYates/status/1871331137588793653" rel="noopener">made a claim</a>, according to a post on X by Field Yates.</p><p><i>“Besides the Texans, one other team attempted to claim WR Diontae Johnson off of waivers, per source: the Chargers. Houston had priority over Los Angeles, as two wideout-needy teams competing in the AFC claimed Johnson.”</i></p><p>Also, the Chargers <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1871336272456994887" rel="noopener">got into the mix</a> earlier, according to a post on X by Jordan Schultz.</p><p><i>“#Chargers had several calls with Carolina on Diontae Johnson before the Panthers traded him to Baltimore.”</i></p><h2><b>WR Diontae Johnson escapes Chargers again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Houston-Texans-WR-Diontae-Johnson.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After losing Tank Dell for the season because of a serious knee injury, the Texans decided Johnson fit the bill. The Ravens waived Johnson on Friday, ending a drama-filled seven weeks with the team. Earlier this month, the Ravens suspended Johnson for refusing to play against the Eagles.</p><p>Baltimore traded for Johnson in Oct. 29, but he never found a spot in the offense. He played only 39 snaps, catching one pass for six yards. Apparently the team didn’t have major plans for Johnson, and he didn’t like <a href="https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/transcripts-press-conferences-11-14-24" rel="noopener">playing second fiddle</a>, according to offensive coordinator Todd Monken’s comments to baltimoreravens.com last month.</p><p>“It’s not easy for him,” Monken said. “You come in, in the middle of a season, and you’re trying to get him up to speed of what is relevant now. What we’re doing now. But that doesn’t cover everything. ‘Oh, yes, he’s got to know two-minute — how we work that. When we’ve got to be up on the ball know both spots. Oh, we happen to check at the line; he’s got to know all the signals; he’s got to know everything else that we do. Oh, he’s got to know multiple spots to be able to go in the game [and] to feel comfortable there.’</p><p>“I understand he wants to play; I get it. The initial coming to us, being excited, great, that’s awesome; ‘When am I going to get a play?’ So, I get it. I’m not frustrated by (it). We’d want all of our players to want to get on the field, and he just happens to be one of our really good players that we’re going to continue to try and find ways to get on the field.”</p><p>Johnson coincidentally joins the Texans two days before they square off against those Ravens on Christmas Day. But it’s unlikely he would play enough to make an impact. With Carolina, Johnson had 30 catches for 357 yards and three touchdowns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chargers made late Diontae Johnson push before Texans claim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ravens-news-former-texans-wr-added-after-diontae-johnson-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ravens add ex-Texans WR after Diontae Johnson claim ahead of Xmas day clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Baltimore-adds-ex-Texans-WR-after-Diontae-Johnson-claim-ahead-of-Xmas-Day-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Ravens add ex-Texans WR after Diontae Johnson claim ahead of Xmas day clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T14:17:15-08:00">December 23rd, 2:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T14:17:15-08:00">December 23rd, 2:17pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna has joined ClutchPoints as Associate Editor of NFL &amp; NCAA Football. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Ravens’ upcoming clash with the Houston Texans took on a whole new meaning. Both teams literally exchanged wide receivers ahead of the Christmas day showdown, which carries AFC playoff angles.</p><p>The Ravens claimed former Texans WR Steven Sims <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-claims-diontae-johnson-after-tank-dell-injury" rel="noopener">off of waivers</a>, per Fox NFL insider Jordan Schultz Monday. Ironically, Baltimore adds him after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-claims-diontae-johnson-after-tank-dell-injury">Houston nabbed Diontae Johnson</a> from the waiver wire.</p><p>Baltimore hasn’t announced Sims to the active roster ahead of the much-anticipated showdown. Johnson, meanwhile, is seeking a fresh start after his Ravens experiment failed.</p><p>Johnson arrived to Houston also on Monday. The former Pro Bowler, however, delivered a rigid Ravens experience.</p><h2><b>Why Diontae Johnson struggled with Ravens</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ravens-wide-receiver-Diontae-Johnson.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Johnson came over as a past bitter rival of Baltimore. He produced his best production with the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><p>But his Baltimore stay became one filled with drama. Johnson refused to play in the Dec. 1 contest against the Philadelphia Eagles. Baltimore excused him from team-related activities afterward.</p><p>Johnson only played 39 total snaps after arriving before the midseason trade deadline. He leaves Baltimore catching just one pass for six yards. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-waives-diontae-johnson-after-rocky-stint">Johnson got released on Dec. 30 from the Ravens</a>.</p><p>Houston is in need of extra WR depth, though. Johnson’s arrival comes via the scary Tank Dell injury from Saturday. The second-year wide receiver suffered a dislocated knee during the loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The AFC South champions are already without Nico Collins and prized free agent addition Stefon Diggs.</p><p>The Texans have John Metchie III, Xavier Hutchinson, and Robert Woods leading the current depth in the WR room. Johnson, once elevated, gives Houston a needed fourth veteran option for quarterback C.J. Stroud. Dell, Diggs and Collins are not expected to return for the rest of the regular season.</p><p>Meanwhile for Sims, he played with Johnson before in Pittsburgh from 2021 to 2022. Sims has caught 78 passes for 704 yards and five touchdowns in his career. He’s also played for Washington, which occurred in 2019.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens add ex-Texans WR after Diontae Johnson claim ahead of Xmas day clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-houston-claims-diontae-johnson-after-tank-dell-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans claim Diontae Johnson after crushing Tank Dell injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Houston-claims-Diontae-Johnson-after-crushing-Tank-Dell-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans claim Diontae Johnson after crushing Tank Dell injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T13:45:25-08:00">December 23rd, 1:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T14:29:37-08:00">December 23rd, 2:29pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While it seemed like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-waives-diontae-johnson-after-rocky-stint">former Baltimore Ravens wideout Diontae Johnson</a> might be done for the season after getting waived by the team, Tank Dell’s season-ending injury on Sunday changed his fortunes. The Houston Texans claimed Johnson on waivers Monday <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1871307363791392813?t=braFcOfletp8QhUejaq8ww&amp;s=19" rel="noopener">just before they play</a> the Ravens on Christmas Day, via ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>It may be too quick of a turnaround for Johnson to suit up for Wednesday’s contest, but don’t rule it out. Houston’s receiver depth has been decimated with both Dell and Stefon Diggs out for the season, while John Metchie III is <a href="https://x.com/jonmalexander/status/1870944535494488537" rel="noopener">questionable with a shoulder ailment</a>, via The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Alexander. That left Nico Collins and Robert Woods as the only healthy players on the roster with proven track records at the position before Johnson came into the fold.</p><p>Johnson joins his third team of the season after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-baltimore-diontae-johnson-trade-with-panthers">getting traded to the Ravens</a> by the Carolina Panthers. The Toledo alum sports 31 catches for 363 yards and three touchdowns on the year, although he only had one catch for six yards in Baltimore.</p><h2><b>Diontae Johnson, Texans are a perfectly-timed marriage</b></h2><p>Johnson has red flags, but Houston can’t afford to be picky right now. It’s lucky that someone of the former Pittsburgh Steeler’s ilk was even available, as most players with those stats would be on rosters at this point in the season.</p><p>Johnson spent five seasons in Pittsburgh after the team drafted him 66th overall in 2019. The 2021 Pro Bowler was one of the Steelers’ most reliable targets recording at least 680 yards in each season with them. He peaked in ’21 with 107 catches for 1,161 yards and eight touchdowns.</p><p>Johnson, though, was suspended by the Ravens for refusing to enter the game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 1. His divorce with Baltimore was messy, as he only played 39 snaps for the team after it sacrificed a fifth-round pick to get him, although it did get another fifth-rounder back from the Panthers.</p><p>Regardless, Johnson should find a role with the receiver-starved Texans as they gear up for the playoffs and as he tries to stabilize his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans claim Diontae Johnson after crushing Tank Dell injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-steelers-linked-to-diontae-johnson-reunion-after-rocky-ravens-exit');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Steelers linked to Diontae Johnson reunion after rocky Ravens exit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NFL-rumors-Steelers-linked-to-Diontae-Johnson-reunion-after-rocky-Ravens-exit.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Steelers linked to Diontae Johnson reunion after rocky Ravens exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T08:40:50-08:00">December 22nd, 8:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T11:54:18-08:00">December 22nd, 11:54am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the head of the editorial team in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-waives-diontae-johnson-after-rocky-stint">Baltimore Ravens waived wide receiver Diontae Johnson</a> on Friday, bringing an end to a short and unsuccessful stint with the franchise after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-baltimore-diontae-johnson-trade-with-panthers">they acquired him from the Carolina Panthers</a> earlier this season. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the expectation is Johnson will be claimed and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-chiefs-chargers-possible-diontae-johnson-destinations">named the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers</a> as possible destinations, but NFL insider Ian Rapoport noted Sunday the <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1870859899271364688" rel="noopener">possibility of a reunion</a> with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rapoport echoed Schefter on the Chiefs and Chargers front.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Insiders on <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLGameDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLGameDay</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MikeGarafolo</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomPelissero</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Seahawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Seahawks</a> QB Geno Smith and RB Ken Walker II are both good to go today; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ravens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ravens</a> WR Diontae Johnson will find out Monday at 4 pm if he’s claimed; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lions</a> OC Ben Johnson is intrigued by the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bears?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bears</a> HC vacancy. <a href="https://t.co/862mfQvFNO">pic.twitter.com/862mfQvFNO</a></p><p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1870859899271364688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Rapoport also pointed out the interesting timing of the Ravens’ decision to part ways with Johnson. If Baltimore had done it a day earlier, Pittsburgh could’ve swooped in and claimed him in order to play him in the rivalry matchup on Saturday. The Ravens wound up beating the Steelers 34-17 in that game, with Lamar Jackson getting his revenge.</p><h2><b>Diontae Johnson’s NFL career</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Baltimore-Ravens-WR-Diontae-Johnson.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Diontae Johnson played the first five seasons of his career with the Steelers, even earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2021. The wideout caught 107 passes for 1,161 yards and eight touchdowns that season.</p><p>However, Johnson’s production dipped in the years after that, and Pittsburgh traded him along with a 2024 seventh-round pick to Carolina in March 2024 for Donte Jackson and a 2024 sixth-round pick. The wideout caught 30 passes for 357 yards and three scores in seven games for the Panthers before he was then shipped to the Ravens along with a 2025 sixth-round pick for a 2025 fifth-round pick.</p><p>Baltimore had high hopes for Johnson, but it didn’t work out. The veteran wide receiver refused to enter a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 13 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-baltimore-suspends-diontae-johnson-refusing-enter-game-eagles">then got suspended</a> for their Week 15 game against the New York Giants after the bye week. He and the team then <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-john-harbaugh-gives-diontae-johnson-devondre-campbell-treatment-after-suspension">mutually agreed for him to stay away</a> from team facilities before he was ultimately released.</p><p>Johnson caught one pass for six yards in four games with Baltimore. Could he now return to where it all began for him in hopes of bouncing back?</p><p>The Steelers have George Pickens, Calvin Austin III, Van Jefferson and Mike Williams as the top wide receivers, with Ben Skowronek and Scotty Miller <a href="https://www.steelers.com/team/depth-chart/" rel="noopener">further down the depth chart</a>. Pickens has had a nice season with 850 receiving yards and three touchdowns, but he has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury. Austin has broken out a bit in Year 2 with 517 yards and four scores. Tight end Pat Freiermuth is also heavily involved in the passing game with a team-high six touchdowns. Jefferson has been rather quiet, though, and Williams hasn’t done much since he came over in a trade with the New York Jets.</p><p>Johnson has the familiarity with Mike Tomlin and Steelers success on his resume, but one has to wonder if they’ll be turned off with how things have played out this year. Stay tuned to see where Diontae Johnson lands.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Steelers linked to Diontae Johnson reunion after rocky Ravens exit

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When Kyle Van Noy took down Russell Wilson for his 9.5th sack of the 2024 NFL season, no one was more excited for the Baltimore Ravens rusher than Tom Brady, his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-kyle-van-noy-tells-funny-story-about-when-he-met-tom-brady">former teammate with the New England Patriots</a>.</p><p>Famously signed off the street in 2023, Van Noy played well enough to earn a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-baltimore-makes-9-3-million-move-before-week-1-chiefs"> new two-year, $9 million contract</a> to remain with the Ravens until 2025 and has justified that investment with one of his best overall seasons as a pro under first-year defensive coordinator Chris Orr. Playing an average of 59 percent of the Ravens’ snaps in 2024 as their starting outside linebacker, Van Noy made his presence known in Week 16 in a big way, taking Wilson down for his first sack on the game and officially breaking his career record of nine along the way.</p><p>Discussing the incredible path Van Noy took to the Ravens, Brady celebrated his former teammate for working hard to get where he is today, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-kyle-van-noy-calls-out-super-unprofessional-chiefs-medical-staff">playing through a broken eye socket</a> instead of “quitting on his team.”</p><p>“He broke his eye socket earlier this season,” Brady said via Sarah Ellison on social media. “He basically played with a broken face, and I see other guys in the league. Walking out on their teammates because they don’t want to play. … It’s why he’s a champion.”</p><p>Dang, Brady, that is fierce.</p><p>Now, the Hall of Fame-bound QB is clearly referencing De’Vondre Campbell, who famously refused to check in for the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football against the Los Angeles Rams. But the Ravens had their own situation that was very similar earlier this season, too, when Diontae Johnson, fresh off of being acquired from the Carolina Panthers, refused to play against the Philadelphia Eagles and was subsequently suspended, excused from practice, and then waived over the course of a whirlwind month. While Johnson may find a new home before the end of the season, maybe even with the Steelers, it’s clear Van Noy won’t be looking for one any time soon, as the now-double-digit sacker has become a fixture of Charm City.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kyle-Van-Noy-Chiefs-Ravens.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Kyle Van Noy was not happy with the Cheifs over his eye injury</b></h2><p>Speaking of Van Noy’s eye injury, the actual conditions from which he was injured are actually pretty crazy, as the Chiefs’ medical staff<a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-kyle-van-noy-eye-injury-kansas-city-chiefs-medical-staff-7PICXZLSRVBUBEFKSVNGETJUGU/" rel="noopener"> waited an entire quarter to even give him treatment</a>.</p><p>“Which, to me, is unacceptable, because then you start thinking, ‘What if I was trying to go back in the game? What if I was really, really hurt?'” Van Noy said <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-kyle-van-noy-eye-injury-kansas-city-chiefs-medical-staff-7PICXZLSRVBUBEFKSVNGETJUGU/" rel="nofollow noopener">via the Baltimore Banner.</a></p><p>“To me, I just feel like, as a player, people have that expectation of you being professional, handling business. And in a time of need, I wanted that from them, and I felt like I didn’t get it. Because then you get into, like, ‘Did they take their time because I’m a Ravens player? Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.’ Those are just the thoughts that go into it. I don’t think it was that. But at the same time, I don’t want them to come out and apologize. It is what it is. Like, it’s all good. I don’t need them to come out with a press release and say they apologize, ‘We take care of our players, blah-blah-blah.’ I experienced it.”</p><p>Was that an example of the Chiefs’ personnel putting a finger on the scale or a genuine mistake? Either way, it certainly doesn’t look good on either side, especially considering how things shook out in a seven-point game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
52.9	619.6	8.7	56

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
52.9	619.6	8.7	56

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