In a movie that’s more procedural than beneficial to the club, the Baltimore Ravens claimed wide receiver Diontae Johnson off waivers from the Houston Texans on Wednesday.
Baltimore is likely making the move for compensatory draft pick purposes or financial reasons and is bringing Johnson back on paper until after the Super Bowl.
Back to Baltimore: The Ravens claimed their former WR Diontae Johnson on waivers today from the Texans, per the league’s wire. This a procedural move and Johnson won’t officially be “awarded” to the Ravens until after the Super Bowl. But he qualifies as an unrestricted free agent… pic.twitter.com/5bGRL9ymcX
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The Houston Texans are heading to Kansas City to face the Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round, and they’ll do so without Diontae Johnson after waiving the former Ravens wide receiver.
Claimed off waivers from Baltimore two days before the Christmas matchup against the Ravens, Johnson played 38 offensive snaps for the Texans in the Week 18 regular-season finale (22) and last Saturday’s wild-card playoff win over the Chargers (16).
Johnson will finish his Texans tenure with three catches for 24 yards.
