Ravens suspend WR Johnson for refusing to play
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff Writer
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens suspended wide receiver Diontae Johnson for one game for conduct detrimental to the team, the team announced Wednesday.
“Diontae’s suspension stems from refusing to enter our game against the Philadelphia Eagles,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement.
DeCosta called the disciplinary action a “difficult decision.”
Johnson will miss the Ravens’ Dec. 15 game at the New York Giants. Baltimore is currently on a bye.
The Ravens had been vague about Johnson’s standing with the team after he suited up but did not play a snap in Sunday’s 24-19 loss to the Eagles. It was even more curious that Johnson never entered the game because starting wide receiver Rashod Bateman was sidelined in the second half with a knee injury. Johnson could be seen standing by a heater on the sideline for most of the game.
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