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The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with a rash of injuries regarding their starters, including Ben Roethlisberger and TJ Watt. Now, they are also dealing with an injury to wide receiver Diontae Johnson. On Tuesday, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin gave an honest assessment of Johnson’s injury, according to Brooke Pryor of ESPN.  Mike Tomlin says […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are set and ready for the 2021 NFL season, as their first game is on Sunday. This franchise consistently makes a playoff appearance, as Mike Tomlin is one of the best head coaches in the league. However, it’ll be a difficult task this season, as the AFC North is incredibly competitive. Pittsburgh […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense has been searching for answers in recent weeks, and one of them might be to take more deep shots to Diontae Johnson. After going down 24-7, Johnson made a diving 39-yard touchdown to trim the Steelers’ deficit against the Indianapolis Colts: Diontae Johnson lays out for the TD catch 🔥 @Juiceup__3 […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been recently haunted by their failure to catch the ball after accounting for seven dropped passes in their Week 13 encounter against the Washington Football Team. Those missed opportunities turned to be crucial as the Steelers’ previous immaculate record was tainted with their first of the season. Among all their weapons, […]

Chase Claypool put together the best game of his career in Week 5 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, so he’ll be relied upon again in Week 6. According to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, the Steelers will be without Diontae Johnson versus the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Johnson made an early exit in Pittsburgh’s Week 5 contest against […]

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Chase Claypool made quite an impact in Week 5, as he led his team to an impressive 38-29 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The 22-year-old was filling in for the injured Diontae Johnson, and boy did he deliver. This led Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to send out a challenge for his young […]

Diontae Johnson was cleared out of concussion protocol in time for the Pittsburgh Steelers matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, but he exited early in the game with another ailment. According to Burt Lauten, the director of communications for the Steelers, Johnson won’t return to Sunday’s game due to a back injury. INJURY UPDATE: #Steelers WR […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had to deal with some adversity after this past weekend’s game with the Tennessee Titans was moved due to the Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak. However, the earlier-than-anticipated bye week has given wide receiver Diontae Johnson more time to recover, and he should be cleared to play in this weekend’s matchup against the Philadelphia […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to preserve their unbeaten record against the Houston Texans in Week 3. However, they will finish the game without one of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s targets in wide receiver Diontae Johnson. Johnson has been ruled out of the game against the Texans due to a concussion, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. […]

The start to the 2020 NFL season may have put more pressure on fantasy football fans than ever before. With the ridiculous amount of injuries, fans haven’t had much of a safe route in ensuring that their rosters can sustain success throughout the season. Many first-round picks for fans are out indefinitely or even for […]

Pittsburgh Steelers second-year wide receiver Diontae Johnson impressed in his rookie season despite the fact the Steelers were without their starting quarterback. Johnson—a third-round pick out of Toledo—caught 59 passes for 680 yards and five touchdowns, and the Steelers are high on Johnson’s upside heading into his sophomore campaign. For his part, Johnson is excited […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers welcomed the start of the 2019 season with grieving hearts. Then Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake, 62, was found unresponsive in his dorm room back on August 11, 2019. A year later, the unfateful tragedy was still fresh in the memories of the players. Steelers wideout Diontae Johnson shared his thoughts […]

Diontae Johnson was able to shine in his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019, but he didn’t have much of a chance to catch passes from Ben Roethlisberger. As he prepares for his second season with the Steelers, Johnson opened up about working with Roethlisberger this offseason. While speaking about the upcoming season […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers failed to make the postseason in 2019 due to a bevy of injuries. Most notably, the season-ending elbow injury that Ben Roethlisberger early last season derailed Pittsburgh’s quest for the playoffs before it even began. Nevertheless, Roethlisberger is returning from injury in 2020 and the Steelers are confident in the personnel they […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson is having a hard time envisioning opening the 2020 regular season without fans in the seats. When asked about what it would be like to play without fans, Johnson compared the hypothetical to a scrimmage, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. Diontae Johnson asked what it would be like to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers offense struggled mightily during quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s absence during the 2019 campaign. Regardless, it appears this was not the only factor wide receiver Diontae Johnson had to overcome as a rookie. Roethlisberger’s season-ending elbow injury in Week 2 had dominated headlines with the team in a state of flux. Johnson recently revealed […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected wide receiver Diontae Johnson in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Toledo. After just one season in black and gold, the 23-year-old has looked at his professional surroundings and determined. “I feel like we got the best receiving group in the league,” per an interview with Steelers […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers went just 8-8 and missed the playoffs this past season, mainly due to the fact that they had one of the most anemic offenses in the NFL. Of course, the Steelers’ lack of offensive production was largely due to their problems under center, as Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out for the season […]

Diontae Johnson had a promising rookie campaign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he finished with a sports hernia. He addressed the issue and prevented it from getting worse by underggoing surgery to sort it out. The 23-year-old wide receiver is reported to have had a successful procedure and should easily be able to return to […]

Replacing Devlin Hodges in the second quarter, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph tied his team’s game with the New York Jets on a 29-yard touchdown pass to Diontae Johnson at the end of the first half (via NFL). Diontae Johnson over the top for the 29-yard TD! @juiceup__3 #HereWeGo 📺: #PITvsNYJ on CBS📱: NFL app […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are having a terrific start against the Arizona Cardinals as they enjoy a solid ten-point lead to finish the first quarter at the State Farm Stadium. However, it’s not a stellar pass or run that helped put them in such a position. Instead, it was a beautiful return from Diontae Johnson. The […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson is eligible to play in Week 12’s bout with the Cincinnati Bengals. The team announced that Johnson and outside linebacker Ola Adeniya by an independent neurological consultant today to return to game action were cleared to return from concussion protocol. Johnson suffered a concussion via a helmet-to-helmet hit from […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson has entered the concussion protocol after his helmet-to-helmet hit from Cleveland Browns safety Damarious Randall on Thursday, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Johnson suffered the hit in the third quarter of an ugly rivalry game. Johnson reached his arms out to connect on a failed deep-ball attempt from Mason […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers couldn’t enter halftime down 11 to the Miami Dolphins. They didn’t. The Dolphins gifted the home team with an all-out blitz on 3rd-and-20 with 26 seconds in the first half. In turn, Mason Rudolph threw a slant to wide receiver Diontae Johnson, who turned it into a 45-yard touchdown. Watch below: Diontae […]

We’re already to Week 6 of the fantasy football season, and the waiver wire pickups are starting to get more important with bye weeks in full swing. The Bills, Bears, Colts, and Raiders all have the week off, which puts fantasy owners in a spot of needing to find suitable replacements for players like Josh […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin didn’t mince his words when he offered some advice to rookie wide receiver Dionte Johnson according to Joe Rutter of triblive.com. “Don’t fumble anymore.” Johnson fumbled on the Steelers second play from scrimmage on Monday night and it led to the Cincinnati Bengals getting an early field goal. After the […]

Coming into their Monday night game, both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals were desperate to get their first victory on the season. Pittsburgh’s defense has looked impressive. Not to be forgotten, Mason Rudolph is making plays. Rudolph was able to connect with a wide open Diontae Johnson to increase the Steelers’ lead. .@Rudolph2Mason […]

New quarterbacks are making the most of their opportunities under center, and a few of them are among the best fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 4. With so many injuries early on in the season to big fantasy contributors, finding the right addition on the waiver wire is important in season-long leagues. It’s […]

Out goes Donte Moncrief, in comes Diontae Johnson. On Friday, fellow receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said that the rookie would be a starting receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as Josh Rowntree of 93.7 The Fan reports. Johnson confirmed Smith-Schuster’s words, saying, via Rowntree: “I’m just trying to do what I can. Now, I’m in the offense […]

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver Diontae Johnson made an incredible reception to keep his team’s hopes alive in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks. Diontae Johnson with the unreal grab! @juiceup__3 📺: FOX📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports appWatch on mobile: https://t.co/y8YLGKmeTf pic.twitter.com/QBD2w7PsyI — NFL (@NFL) September 15, 2019 The 23-year-old Diontae Johnson hauled […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected wide receiver Diontae Johnson in the third-round (66th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. The hope was that he would be a great piece that could help them in the post-Antonio Brown era. So far, Johnson’s tenure with the team is off to an exciting start. Diontae Johnson missed the first […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are enjoying a drama-free training camp, but not everyone has been available to reap the benefits. Head coach Mike Tomlin announced after their annual Family Fest night at Heinz Field, that wide receiver Diontae Johnson suffered a groin injury, via Steelers report Missi Matthews. Johnson has spent much of the offseason injured. […]

Former Toledo Rockets wide receiver and return specialist Diontae Johnson has not been atop the highest level that is the NFL for long. However, the soon-to-be rookie pass-catcher is already turning heads in the “Steel City” as the Pittsburgh Steelers newcomer continues to impress at this year’s installment of training camp. However, it is not […]

The departure of former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has left a notable void opposite of wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. It appears wide receiver Diontae Johnson is beginning to make his case as a potential replacement. Pittsburgh’s organized team activities have given them a chance to get an early look at their new receiving […]

Some experts believe Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver/kick return specialist Diontae Johnson plays the same way as the Denver Broncos’ Emmanuel Sanders. NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlin is one of them. Prior to the 2019 NFL Draft late last month, he predicted a team will draft Johnson in the third round. Zierlin’s prediction was accurate. The […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers “fell in love” with Toledo Rockets wide receiver and kick returner Diontae Johnson before making him the 66th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. Steelers receivers coach Darryl Drake revealed to 247Sports.com’s Jim Wexell (via his colleague Bryan Deardo) new Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians (a former Steelers offensive […]