The Baltimore Ravens have suspended wide receiver Diontae Johnson for their next game, stating that he refused to play in their recent match against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Johnson did not play in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles, even though wide receiver Rashod Bateman was dealing with knee soreness. After the game, coach John Harbaugh said he wasn’t ready to comment on Johnson’s situation, and he kept that stance when speaking to reporters on Monday.
On Wednesday, general manager Eric DeCosta issued a statement: “We have made the difficult decision to suspend Diontae Johnson for our upcoming game against the New York Giants for conduct detrimental to the team.
Diontae’s suspension is due to his refusal to enter our game against the Philadelphia Eagles. We will have no further comments on this matter going forward.”
The Ravens have a bye week this week before playing the Giants on Dec. 15. A message was left with Johnson’s agent for comment.
Johnson, who is in the final year of his contract, was traded to the Ravens from the Carolina Panthers in October. However, the 28-year-old receiver has only caught one pass in four games with Baltimore.
