Before practice got underway Thursday, it was announced that the Pittsburgh Steelers had signed wide receiver Diontae Johnson to a contract extension. Per initial reports on the signing, Johnson agreed on a two-year, $36.71 million extension that would keep the WR under contract with Pittsburgh through the 2024 season. Johnson was on the books for $2.79 million in 2022, meaning that he figures to make $39,664,118 over the next three seasons should the initial numbers prove to be accurate.
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Just two days prior, GM Omar Khan addressed the media and said that he had been in conversations with Diontae’s representatives, stating that he wanted Johnson “to be a Steeler for a long time”.