Johnson signs two year deal

[Frosty]

Adam Schefter​

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Steelers and Diontae Johnson reached agreement on a two-year, $36.7 million deal, per @ByKimberleyA and me.

 

[Steelr4evr]

Glad that's out of the way. So he's locked up 3 years total. A fair deal for sure.

 

[SteelerFan448]

Excellent deal for the Steelers, I did not expect Johnson to take such a low number. Good guarantee, though, and he gets to hit FA in a few years.

 

[Buster]

Shocked that he would do a short term deal and for less than $20 mil per.

 

[B Harder]

Very nice

 

[thesteelcity]

nice surprise! Good length and price for DJ.

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

Steelers extend their Johnson

 

[SteelerInLebanon]

Nice, He gets well paid but at reasonable(for the times) deal for us and can prove himself and get another bigger pay day. We get a player motivated to earn it.

 

[steelhurt]

Surprised by this signing but I’m ok with it. It’s fair for both sides and he’s locked up for three years. By then Pickens and Cal Austin should be well established and we will most likely draft another WR with a premium pick.Let’s see how Johnson performs the next three years. I still don’t think he’s a no 1 but good no 2 receiver. I’m thinking and hoping Pickens turns out to be the no 1.

 

[SteelerInLebanon]

Steelers extend their Johnson

Always got to be one of us making the Johnson reference. Lol.

 

[Litos]

Hats off to Kahn. Great start in my opinion, this was a tough one for sure

 

[BLITZ]

Great for us! Kinda surprised dj took the deal. Glad he did

 

[black and gold apex]

Good decision. Needed to be done and Kahn found a way. Both parties sound happy.

 

[Shane Falco]

Steelers extend their Johnson

Yep, they might even trim their Bush after this season

 

[Shane Falco]

Always got to be one of us making the Johnson reference. Lol.

He’s using his Johnson properly….wait

 

[SteelerInLebanon]

He’s using his Johnson properly….wait

and getting paid well for it....

 

[madinsomniac]

Excellent deal. 18 mil is reasonable for him in this curreclimate and he will be very young hitting ufa again… Bell should have had DJ’s agent rather than some drug addled wino he met at a party somewhere.. lol

 

[Hines57]

Below the market value for these prima donna WRs. Looks like he dropped another pass.

 

[ZonaBurgh]

Great for us! Kinda surprised dj took the deal. Glad he did

Shows he really wants to stay here?

 

[bermudasteel]

This is good. DJ is clearly our #1, now, and this deal gives everyone the opportunity to shine...

 

[mightyguru]

Hats off to Kahn. Great start in my opinion, this was a tough one for sure

For sure! Great job, Omar.

 

[steelcan58]

I think this contract sounds about right. Some of these other WRs are waaaaay overpaid.

 

[Avoid_Lloyd]

Maybe Canada's offense can pick up a couple of 1st downs today in drills today...probably not.

Good for Johnson and Kahn, fair deal. Hopefully Johnson gets a competent OC to play for before this contract is up

 

[Ike Kelly]

Hats off to Kahn. Great start in my opinion, this was a tough one for sure

Omar doing a nice job early. Signed Boz commiserate with his standing in the top kickers, and has a deal that will last well beyond when Tucker gets a new contract.

DJ contract fair to both sides, as it allows DJ to get to another contract before he turns 28, while these crazy WR contracts are doled out like MMs. Of which none of those receivers will see the end of those contracts as well. With the cap going up to $250+ million next year, 2-3 year contracts will be more prevalent as skill players will be wanting multiple contracts sooner in their careers (and more bonus money up front).

 

[Ike Kelly]

Below the market value for these prima donna WRs. Looks like he dropped another pass.

???? DJ had less drops than Kupp and Chase in 2021. He had 5 total.