Diontae Johnson didn't play a down in the Ravens' 24-19 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and now we know it wasn't Todd Monken's fault, but the wide receiver himself.
“Right now I have to wait to sort it out,” Harbaugh said Monday. “There are some moving parts that we need to figure out and explore to just see where we are. I know that’s not the answer you want, but it’s the best I can do right now out of fairness to everyone.”
Head coach John Harbaugh previously stated that he would find out what happened. Johnson was suspended one game for misconduct after refusing to participate in the contest against the Eagles.
Ravens GM Eric DeCosta: “Diontae's suspension is due to his refusal to attend our game against the Philadelphia Eagles.”
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Johnson has one catch for six yards in four games with the Ravens. He appeared in Sunday's game but did not play even after starter Rashod Bateman left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury.
Tylan Wallace and Nelson Agholor 40 snapshots logged in defeat as Johnson refused to come into the game.
Johnson, 28, led the Carolina Panthers in receptions (30), receiving yards (357) and touchdown catches (three) through the first seven games before being dealt to Baltimore on October 29 The Ravens sent a fifth-round pick to Carolina for Johnson and a sixth-round pick. It was considered a low-risk move because the Panthers received the majority of Johnson's remaining salary and Baltimore had to pay about $625,000.
In Johnson's first game with the Ravens on November 7, he caught one pass for Baltimore while playing five snaps. In his next three games, Johnson was targeted three times with no receptions while participating in 17 snaps.
Johnson, a third-round pick of the Steelers in 2019, has totaled 422 catches for 4,726 yards and 28 touchdowns for Pittsburgh, Carolina and Baltimore.
Now he has probably played his last snap for the Ravens.
