BREAKING NEWS: Pittsburgh Steelers Sign Diontae Johnson to GREAT 2-Year, $36.71M Contract Extension

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🗓️ 4 August 2022

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Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast. The news broke that the Pittsburgh Steelers signed wide receiver Diontae Johnson to a two-year contract extension worth $36.71 million. The extension keeps Johnson in Pittsburgh until he's 29 years old and gives the Steelers their No. 1 receiver for the first years of Kenny Pickett's career, while also giving Johnson a well-paying deal that lets him retest the WR market before he's 30 years old. The deal is a big move by new general manager Omar Khan, who saw Johnson at Steelers training camp during his hold-in. Now, Johnson is one of the highest paid players on the team and is set to return to practice in full just a little over a week before the Steelers' first preseason game. CALL INTO THE SHOW AT 412-223-6644 or if international, e-mail your audio message to [email protected] Follow Chris Carter on Twitter: @CarterCritiques. Theme music is 'Soul Kick' by Ceddy P, and 'Too Easy' by Nerdboy. Both from their label Renaissance Music. Find more from their label here. This show is part of the Locked on Podcast Network. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NFLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We have a breaking news update here on the Lockdown Steelers podcast. I'm your host Chris Carter.
0:04.6	Deontay Johnson has now signed a two-year extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers. They get the deal done.
0:11.5	The deal is a two-year extension for approximately $36 million and some change. That means over the
0:17.7	extension, it'll be an average of over $18 million per year,
0:21.2	closer to $18.35 million per year.
0:24.4	This is a deal that has advantages to both sides.
0:27.1	It's both team-friendly and helps Deonté Johnson out.
0:30.3	Why?
0:30.7	Well, Deonti Johnson, he's not going to be making as much as D.K. Metcalfe and Terry McLaurin
0:34.6	and all the other receivers who have been getting paid in this offseason.
0:41.7	But his deal is short enough that when it's over, if he blows up with the Pittsburgh Steelers over the next two years, one, he'll have been making over $18 million.
0:44.8	There's also $27 million guaranteed.
0:47.6	That's awesome for him.
0:49.0	But also, he'll be back on the market when he's 29 years old.
0:52.1	So in two more seasons, the Steelers could be renegotiating
0:54.7	with him. If he's playing at a high level with Ms. Trubisky, Kenny Pickett, whoever's the
0:58.1	Steeler starting quarterback at the time, that's going to give him the advantage to say, hey, I'm your
1:01.8	number one receiver. I've earned it. I want a bigger payday. Or me what I'm worth. This is a great opportunity for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1:12.1	Omar Khan is, I think, has done a great job here negotiating this down. Deontay Johnson has been
1:17.0	holding in all throughout, all throughout training camp. I'm here at St. Vincent College right now.
1:21.4	We're expecting him to practice probably today in full. That should be exciting to see him get back with the team, just like how
1:27.6	TJ White and make Fitzpatrick did. But bottom line, this is a great deal for the Pittsburgh
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