Ravens Claim Diontae Johnson Again: Strategy Behind the Move

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00:00The next headline might allow you to believe that, hey, what the injury is a

00:04flowers, might they be adding some familiar faces in Deontay Johnson, who

00:09goes back to the Ravens where he was earlier this season as they claim him

00:14off waivers. But that's not necessarily the case. Deontay Johnson cannot join

00:19the Ravens officially until February 10th, the day after Super Bowl Sunday.

00:25But Baltimore picks him up because depending on where he signs this

00:29offseason as an unrestricted free agent, they could get a compensatory pick, which

00:35is always helpful to an organization. Yeah, Daniel Jones with the Minnesota

00:39Vikings had no intention of playing that guy, but if he signs somewhere else

00:42where it goes into the formula, it makes some sense. Also, if you're not

00:44understanding what the Ravens are doing, just think about your fantasy football

00:47team. Late in the season, you're making a run to win your fantasy league. The other

00:52opposing team is short on wide receivers. So you pick up Deontay Johnson

00:56to block them from getting an active wide receiver, therefore could be

00:59helping their team. I don't like Deontay Johnson all that much, but he

01:01does have some talent. And if somebody in a pinch needed an extra wide

01:05receiver that, oh, yeah, understood the Baltimore Ravens offense and you

01:09brought him in and he told you all those secrets that you could use as

01:11well. And what some of those calls might be, it could help you. It's a good

01:14move by the Ravens, just blocking everybody else. And also, they don't

01:17even like Deontay Johnson. But how about this? You have to. Well, why

01:20would he show up or why would he agree to this? He's gonna get paid. He's on

01:23the roster. Every game that they play, he is going to get a paycheck. If they

01:27win the Super Bowl, he's gonna get a ring from the Ravens despite them

01:30hating him, him hating the Ravens and him not even being around the team. How

01:34about that?