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Veteran NFL receiver Diontae Johnson has been suited to three different teams last season. Baltimore Ravens That led to abandoning the wideout after just four games with the team and abandoning it.
Johnson signed Cleveland Browns During the offseason, he broke his silence this month, which ultimately led to his halt.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Dionta Johnson (16) took part in individual drills on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 during practice at the NFL minicamp in Belia, Ohio. (image)
While appearing in “Sports and Suits” Podcast, Johnson revealed that the cold weather during the Ravens’ 13th week game against the Philadelphia Eagles prompted wide receiver Rushed Bateman to refuse to return to the game after being injured in the third quarter.
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“It was cold. So I’m just standing there, going to the heater, going back and forth, waiting to hear my name being called. I’m like, ‘No’. To me, I don’t think it’s a good idea for me. Because I thought of it like a leg.
“It’s not that I didn’t want to go to the game, but I have to think so much to this point.”
Johnson is no stranger to cold weather games after 5 seasons Pittsburgh Steelers, He explained that it wasn’t just the frigid temperature that kept him out of the game.
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rushed Bateman (7) celebrates his touchdown with the Los Angeles Chargers at wide receiver Dionta Johnson (18) in the first half at Sophie Stadium on November 25, 2024. (Imaginary Gary A. Vasquez-Immagn)
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“I checked out mentally. I was like, ‘No matter what happens, it happens.’ I rolled over with a punch at the time. So I was just sitting on the bench and that’s when they hanged me. ”
Johnson was suspended from the Ravens’ 14th week victory over the New York Giants, then exempt from all team activities the following week. He was then abandoned by the Ravens. He explained that he had requested that he be released.
“I knew I would be in the kennel more when I came back,” he said. “So I just asked to be released and I was picked up by Houston.”
Baltimore Ravens Wide Receiver Dionta Johnson (18) will reach an incomplete pass with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first quarter at Aquilis Stadium on November 17, 2024. (Barry Reeger-Imagn image)
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Johnson was exchanged for Carolina Panthers It was sent in March 2024 and then into the Baltimore Mid season. After being released by the Ravens, he signed with the Houston Texans, where he appeared in one game before being abandoned.
He signed a one-year deal with the Browns this offseason, joining the receiving room where there are few viable options other than Jerry Judy.
When it comes to Cleveland weather, Johnson already knows what’s in place for him.
“I’m not even trying to think about it.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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