The Houston Texans have released wide receiver Diontae Johnson as they prepare for their playoff game Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Texans claimed Johnson off waivers from the Baltimore Ravens on December 23 after the receiver refused to play in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 1.
Including the Texans’ playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, Johnson had three catches for 24 yards in two games with Houston.
Before the Ravens waived Johnson, they suspended him one game for his refusal to play against the Eagles. Baltimore acquired him in a trade with the Carolina Panthers on October 29, but he played only 39 offensive series with the team, catching one pass for six yards.
The Panthers acquired Johnson from the Pittsburgh Steelers before the season. He had 30 catches for 257 yards and three touchdowns for Carolina when he was traded to the Ravens.
The Steelers drafted Johnson in the third round of the 2019 draft and he had 391 catches for 4,363 yards and 25 touchdowns in Pittsburgh. He earned an invitation to the Pro Bowl in 2021 after his lone 1,000-yard, eight-touchdown season during quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s final campaign.
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