PITTSBURGH — Diontae Johnson got his deal.
After a one-week holdout at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the wide receiver and the team reached a two-year extension worth $18.355 million annually, sources told Adam Schefter and Kimberley Martin of ESPN.
The deal, worth up to $39.5 million if it hits incentives, includes $27 million guaranteed. Johnson, who is in the final year of his rookie contract, will become a free agent in 2025.
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Johnson, 26, was the last remaining holdover from the 2019 draft class after both Deebo Samuel and DK Metcalf got extensions before training camp.
Days before agreeing to the extension, general manager Omar Khan reiterated that the team wanted Johnson to remain a Steeler.
“We want Diontae and we’re excited to have Diontae as part of this team,” Khan said Tuesday. “We hope he’s a Steeler for a long time.”
Johnson, who showed up to training camp on time, has been participating in individual drills and working one-on-one with a staff member during team periods. He has slowly been involved in more stints with quarterback snaps, but is expected to fully rejoin the team in training camp practices with his full deal.
Johnson led the Steelers with 1,161 yards on 107 receptions last season and had eight touchdowns as retired quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s favorite target.
By signing Johnson to just a two-year extension, the team locks up its top weapon for the immediate future while retaining long-term flexibility. The shorter deal reflects a similar approach taken by the team this offseason in signing quarterback Mitch Trubisky, right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor and inside linebacker Myles Jack, among others.
Metcalf and the Seattle Seahawks agreed to a three-year extension worth $72 million last week, while Samuel and the San Francisco 49ers agreed to a three-year extension worth a maximum of $73.5 million on Sunday , sources told Schefter.