DIONTAE JOHNSON NEWS

Steelers offense plots a path forward without Smith-Schuster

The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for life without wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Steelers' Harris, Packers' Adams among best bets to score

We’re almost a third of the way through the fantasy season, so scoring trends are starting to stick

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shoulder injury ends season for Steelers WR Smith-Schuster

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster's season is over

OCTOBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ready to run? Steelers show long-awaited balance in win

The Pittsburgh Steelers' offense is showing signs of progress

OCTOBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Productive despite limited targets Johnson secured both of his targets for 72 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-19 win over the Broncos.

Impact Johnson had been targeted at least 10 times in each of his first three appearances of 2021, but he saw fewer looks in Week 5 as the Steelers had a season-low 25 pass attempts. However, the 25-year-old hauled in a 50-yard touchdown early in the first quarter, which was his longest catch of the year. Johnson has brought in 25 of 37 targets for 305 yards and three touchdowns across his first four appearances this season.

OCTOBER 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

JuJu Smith-Schuster Injury Update Could Boost Chase Claypool & Diontae Johnson Fantasy Outlook Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster went down after taking a big hit in the first half of Week 5. He was taken back to the...

OCTOBER 10, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM

FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 5

The Carolina Panthers’ defense started the season hot, but were a little less scary last week against Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys

OCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Roethlisberger: 'I'm not giving up on this season'

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he knows he needs to play better to help the team snap a three-game losing streak

OCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Steelers' Tomlin: Roethlisberger 'absolutely' the right QB

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's confidence in quarterback Ben Roethlisberger remains strong despite a 1-3 start

OCTOBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Going Strong presented by Castrol EDGE: Week 4 Top Performances ' NFL Fantasy Football Show Marcas Grant & Matt Okada discuss the top fantasy football performances from Week 4 of the NFL season. Find out why our experts were impress...

OCTOBER 4, 2021 • NFL.COM

Steelers' offseason plan put them on road to nowhere

The Pittsburgh Steelers are scrambling for answers following a 1-3 start

OCTOBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

After fast start, Steelers' offense continues its slump

The Pittsburgh Steelers finally found the end zone in the first quarter but couldn’t get back there until the game was out of reach

OCTOBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Catches TD in return Johnson hauled in nine of 13 targets for 92 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-17 loss to the Packers.

Impact Johnson missed last week's game with a knee injury but logged full practices Thursday and Friday and saw plenty of work against Green Bay with Chase Claypool (hamstring) sidelined. The 2019 third-rounder led the team in targets and receiving yards and recorded the only touchdown catch of the game. Johnson has had double-digit targets in each of his first three appearances of the year and will attempt to remain involved at home against the Broncos in Week 5.

OCTOBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rodgers-Cobb connection helps Packers beat Steelers 27-17

Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb for two touchdowns and ran for another score as the Green Bay Packers won their third straight, 27-17 over the Pittsburgh Steelers

OCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Latest: Brady sets NFL's career passing mark

Tom Brady is the NFL’s new all-time passing leader

OCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ready to return Sunday Johnson (knee) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's contest at Green Bay, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Impact After sitting out Week 3 due to a knee injury, Johnson managed full practices both Thursday and Friday, clearing him to return to action. Elsewhere in the receiving corps, JuJu Smith-Schuster built up from no activity Wednesday to all of it Friday and is good to suit up this weekend, while Chase Claypool (hamstring) now is the Steelers wide receiver with his availability in question. If the team opts to keep Claypool on the sideline Sunday, Johnson figures to be heavily involved in the passing game after totaling 22 targets in his two appearances so far this season.

OCTOBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Steelers defense looking to regain swagger as Rodgers looms

The offense isn't the only unit struggling on the Pittsburgh Steelers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Logs full practice Johnson (knee) returned to a full practice Thursday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Impact Johnson's full participation Thursday sets the stage for him to return to action Sunday against the Packers after sitting out the team's Week 3 contest. Meanwhile, Chase Claypool was added to the Steelers' Week 4 injury report after being limited by a hamstring issue Thursday, while JuJu Smith-Schuster (ribs) logged a limited session following a DNP on Wednesday. Look for Friday's final injury report to provide added clarity with regard to the health and availability of the trio heading into the weekend.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Fantasy Football Injury Updates: Latest news on Julio Jones, A.J. Brown, Diontae Johnson, more affecting Week 4 WR rankings Julio Jones, A.J. Brown, Diontae Johnson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Sterling Shepard, and Darius Slayton are all in danger of not playing in Week...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Fantasy football Week 4 lineups: Start Chris Carson and sit Diontae Johnson With so many unforeseeable factors affecting fantasy production, expect turmoil — especially this week. Here's your start/sit for Week 4.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM

Returns to limited practice Johnson (knee) returned to practice Wednesday as a limited participant.

Impact While Johnson returned after missing every practice each week, QB Ben Roethlisberger (pectoral) and WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (rib) both missed Wednesday's session. Roethlisberger likely will continue playing through his injury -- though perhaps not at a high level -- but Smith-Schuster's availability for Week 4 is a real question. Either way, the biggest issue for Johnson is his own knee injury, as he gets plenty of targets whenever he's healthy, even if the Steelers have other mouths to feed as well. An upgrade to full participation Thursday or Friday would allow fantasy managers to enter the weekend with confidence in Johnson.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scheduled to practice this week Johnson (knee) is on track to practice this week, Missi Matthews of the Steelers' official site reports.

Impact Coach Mike Tomlin didn't go into detail regarding to what extent Johnson might practice this week, or if he'll be on the field for the Steelers' first official Week 4 session Wednesday, but the fact that the wideout is expected to take reps in some capacity suggests that he's being viewed as day-to-day rather than week-to-week. How Johnson's injured knee looks in practice will likely determine whether he returns from a one-game absence to suit up Sunday in Green Bay. Ben Roethlisberger struggled mightily in a Week 3 loss to the Bengals without his top target at his disposal, as the quarterback tossed two picks and averaged a season-low 5.5 yards per attempt.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tomlin not going to push panic button with Steelers at 1-2

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he's not going to hit the panic button with the team sitting at 1-2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS