Before the Steelers took the practice field on Tuesday, new general manager Omar Khan addressed Diontae Johnson's contract situation during a meeting with the media. Khan said that the team has engaged in conversations with Johnson's representatives.

"Conversations we have between Diontae and his representatives will stay between us," Khan said. "We won't discuss it publicly, but we've been in conversations."

Johnson is doing a "hold-in" where he's at camp but not taking part in team drills. Given the recent contract singings for wide receivers that have taken place, the hope is Johnson's is up next.

HC Mike Tomlin said Diontae Johnson reported as expected and will work, as expected, throughout this camp. There will be no “hold-in.”

Johnson is entering the final year of his rookie deal and so far hasn't signed a contract extension from the Steelers.

The Steelers have activated WR Diontae Johnson from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed WR Diontae Johnson on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster had surgery last night on his injured shoulder and is out for the season.

Related players: Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool, James Washington, Ray-Ray McCloud

Rapoport said the procedure was successful, but as he also added it's a tough loss for a Pittsburgh offense that was maybe showing signs of hitting its stride last week in a win over Denver. Johnson and Claypool could see more targets as a result, at least until Washington can return as the team's WR3. More targets for Najee Harries and the tight ends could also be in the mix for the Steelers offense.

Steelers expected to put JuJu Smith-Schuster on injured reserve and are fearful he will miss rest of the season after injuring his shoulder vs Broncos, per sources.

Related players: Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool, James Washington, Ray-Ray McCloud, Najee Harris

Claypool stood out this past week in the Steelers win, but he and Johnson would likely see a bump in targets without Smith-Schuster in the lineup. Washington is dealing with a groin injury but it's possible he takes on a bigger role at some point, although he was reportedly unhappy and requested to be traded earlier in the year. McCloud had one catch for a yard this past week. The team has shown they're not afraid to use Harris in the passing game so it's possible he absorbs more targets as well.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson was a full participant in Thursday's practice.

Diontae missed Week 3 with the knee injury but appears to be trending towards playing this weekend. Full practice sessions before the final practice of the week are always a positive sign. Diontae has enjoyed a 30.6% target share through two games this season and should see another high volume outing against the Green Bay Packers. Diontae is currently our 24th ranked receiver for Week 4.

HC Mike Tomlin said he also anticipates that JuJu Smith-Schuster, who left Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a rib injury, will practice at some point this week, though the wide receiver may be limited Wednesday.

Linebacker Alex Highsmith (groin) and wide receiver Diontae Johnson (knee) will also practice after both were inactive for the Bengals game, Tomlin said.

It's certainly great news after Johnson missed Week 3 after getting hurt on the final play of Week 2. Tomlin said, "We'll let the quantity and quality of that practice be our guide in terms of determining their availability." We'll continue to monitor both players ahead of Week 4.

With Diontae Johnson missing the game because of a knee injury, it left the Steelers without their best after-the-catch threat. In his absence, the Steelers decided to plug Chase Claypool into the role.

It was akin to trying to fit the proverbial square peg into a round hole. Although Claypool was targeted 15 times and had nine catches for 96 yards, he was miscast in the role.

The story said Claypool’s specialty is using his size and length to make catches down the field. The Steelers like to get him in one-on-one matchups and hope that Claypool can, at worst, draw a pass interference penalty from cornerbacks. Running quick slants, breaking tackles or trying to make defenders whiff after the catch is not part of Claypool’s repertoire, the story added. There was no update on Johnson's knee injury in the story.

Steelers WR Diontae Johnson (knee) will miss Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Fire up Chase Claypool and Juju Smith-Schuster. A flyer on James Washington against an iffy Bengals secondary is a boom/bust play if Ben Roethlisberger can find him deep.