The Cleveland Browns reached settlement on a one-year contract with free agent extensive receiver Diontae Johnson, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The settlement comes after Johnson made an official go to with the Browns on Monday.
Johnson, 28, is coming off a drama-filled season through which he bounced round with three groups — the Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
After main the Panthers with 30 receptions and 357 receiving yards within the first two months of the season, Johnson was traded to the Ravens with a sixth-round draft decide for Baltimore’s fifth-round choice. He lasted seven weeks with the Ravens, totaling one catch, six receiving yards and a one-game suspension for refusing to play in a Dec. 1 recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles.
After Baltimore waived him, Johnson was claimed by the Texans on Dec. 23 and managed two catches for 12 yards in a single recreation with Houston. He then was waived by the Texans on Jan. 14 after he was visibly upset after taking part in 15 snaps in a wild-card playoff win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
In a shocking transfer, Johnson then was claimed off waivers by Baltimore on the prospect that he might determine into the Ravens’ compensatory decide system in 2026. However as a result of Johnson agreed to a deal after the NFL draft, that won’t be the case.
The Browns have wanted a veteran extensive receiver this offseason after not drafting a participant on the place in final week’s draft. Jerry Jeudy, chosen to the Professional Bowl, is the one wideout on the roster with no less than 50 catches in a season. Cleveland signed veteran DeAndre Carter, however he has primarily been a return specialist in his profession.
Elijah Moore, who ranked second on the staff with 538 receiving yards, stays unsigned. However a supply instructed ESPN’s Area Yates that the Browns put the seldom-used unrestricted free agent tender on Moore, who visited the Buffalo Payments on Monday.
Moore will nonetheless rely towards the compensatory decide system if he indicators earlier than the unrestricted free agent tender deadline. But when not, he will likely be eligible to signal solely with the Browns. The tender is value $3.428 million.
A 3rd-round decide within the 2019 NFL draft, Johnson had 391 catches for 4,363 yards and 25 touchdowns with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He earned a Professional Bowl choice in 2021 together with his lone 1,000-yard season and a career-high eight landing receptions in quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s remaining 12 months.
ESPN’s Jamison Hensley and Daniel Oyefusi contributed to this report.
