OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh was imprecise on the way forward for lately acquired Diontae Johnson, a day after the vast receiver did not play a snap in Sunday’s 24-19 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
“At the moment, I’ll have to attend simply to make clear it,” Harbaugh mentioned Monday. “There’s some shifting components there that we will have to determine and discover and simply see the place we’re at. I do know that is not the reply you need, however that is the most effective I can do in equity to everyone proper now.”
In 4 video games with the Ravens, Johnson has one catch for six yards. He suited up Sunday however did not play, even after beginning vast receiver Rashod Bateman left the sport within the third quarter with a knee damage.
Harbaugh was noncommittal on whether or not Johnson will stay with the crew.
“We’ll simply work it out [and] see the place we’re at over the following few days this week,” mentioned Harbaugh, whose crew is on a bye this week.
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Johnson, 28, led the Carolina Panthers in receptions (30), receiving yards (357) and landing catches (three) by the primary seven video games earlier than being dealt to Baltimore on Oct. 29. The Ravens despatched a fifth-round choose to Carolina for Johnson and a sixth-round choice. It was thought-about a low-risk transfer as a result of the Panthers picked up most of Johnson’s remaining wage, leaving Baltimore to pay about $625,000.
In Johnson’s first recreation with the Ravens on Nov. 7, he caught his solely go for Baltimore whereas taking part in 5 snaps. Over his subsequent three video games, Johnson was focused 3 times with no receptions whereas collaborating in a complete of 17 snaps.
After Sunday’s recreation, quarterback Lamar Jackson mentioned he spoke to Johnson about staying locked in after not taking part in.
“We would like him on the market,” Jackson mentioned. “He is an ideal receiver. We did not get him from the Panthers for nothing.”
A 3rd-round choose in 2019 by the Steelers, Johnson has totaled 422 catches for 4,726 yards and 28 touchdowns for Pittsburgh, Carolina and Baltimore.
Jackson’s prime three receivers are Zay Flowers, Bateman and Nelson Agholor. Harbaugh mentioned Bateman’s knee damage just isn’t a long-term one.
