{"id":12929,"date":"2024-12-21T07:03:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T07:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=12929"},"modified":"2024-12-21T07:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T07:03:14","slug":"breaking-diontae-johnson-under-fire-for-expensive-mistake-after-ravens-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=12929","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Diontae Johnson Under Fire for Expensive Mistake After Ravens Move!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diontae Johnson&#8217;s time with the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0came to an abrupt end on Friday, with the\u00a0team announcing\u00a0that they had waived the previously suspended wide receiver.<\/p>\n<p>The move led to new criticism of Johnson, who may have cost himself millions of dollars ahead of free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson started the season with the\u00a0Carolina Panthers\u00a0but was moved to the Ravens ahead of the trade deadline. Though there were hopes he could add offensive firepower to the\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0contender, Johnson caught just one pass in four appearances and was suspended after refusing to enter the team&#8217;s Week 13 loss to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s Jeremy Fowler called out Johnson after he was waived on Friday, saying the once promising wide receiver likely cost himself millions of dollars in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No other way around it: Diontae Johnson lit millions on fire,&#8221; Fowler shared in a\u00a0post on X. &#8220;Was set to be a top-25 free agent before the issues in Baltimore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=nateinthepaint&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1870212962767499371&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fbaltimore-ravens%2Fdiontae-johnson-under-fire-for-expensive-mistake-after-ravens-move&amp;sessionId=4f540e6a641153bc2be026dd41cd1d64fb06feff&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1870212962767499371\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-464ff3b6730446b288c3669bd5cc189b\" data-google-query-id=\"CKiLt_2kuIoDFaqK6QUdFTgzmA\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"teads-inread sm-screen\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"teads-ui-components-adchoices\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"teads-ui-components-label\">ADVERTISING<\/div>\n<div id=\"teads0\" class=\"teads-player\"><iframe title=\"vpaid-ui\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"teads-resize\" title=\"teads-resize\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 28-year-old receiver had a strong start to his career with the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers, making 254 catches for 2,764 yards with 21 touchdowns over his first three seasons. 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