Breer: Steelers Traded Diontae Johnson To Panthers Because They Were ‘Fed Up’
“part of thing with diontae johnson, he has been a problem in the past,” breer said. “everybody saw what happened at the end with pittsburgh and the reason he was. The steelers sent wide receiver diontae johnson and a draft pick to the panthers in exchange for cornerback donte jackson. Head coach mike tomlin explained the deal as a. The possibility of the steelers adding a receiving threat via a trade has been buzzing in pittsburgh from the moment the team dealt diontae johnson to the carolina panthers.
It was that they had gotten fed up with him. ” while neither the steelers nor johnson have explicitly said why he was traded, other than denying he did not request a trade, breer’s comments track. The panthers knew what they were getting in johnson: A receiver who could separate from coverage but one with a history of pouting when he didn’t get the ball and. The steelers traded their most productive receiver, diontae johnson, to the panthers this offseason. Now he finds a new home in baltimore.