Diontae Johnson told reporters that he was a full participant in practice today and will be good to go for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

Related Players: Chase Claypool, George Pickens

It looks like Johnson's shoulder injury is clearing up at just the right time. Still, he'll be welcomed back into a questionable offensive situation with Mitch Trubisky manning the helm at quarterback. Johnson figures to be a WR2 option this year, with far fewer double-digit target games than he had last season.

Diontae Johnson says he couldn’t have gone back in the preseason game after he injured his shoulder.

He says he feels like he’s on the right trajectory in his healing process but didn’t give a concrete update on his availability vs. Bengals, the tweet went on to say. Johnson said he's doing everything he can to come back but wouldn't yet commit to Week 1.

Mike Tomlin said at his press conference that “participation will be our guide” to Diontae Johnson’s availability and the team’s first injury report of the season on Wednesday will be the first hint about how things look on that front.

Johnson hurt his shoulder during the team’s final preseason game. Tomlin said at the time that Johnson might have returned had it been a regular season game, but he wasn’t willing to say on Tuesday that Johnson will be able to play in the season opener, the story said.

Pickens has been "making play after play" throughout camp, running an expansive route tree, and showing no ill effects from his college ACL tear.

Related Players: Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool

George Pickens was presumed to come in and take over the Juju Smith-Schuster role in the offense, but if he is showing out this well in camp, he may be taking a bigger piece of the pie than first expected. The sourced article would finish with, "He is a polished route runner, he high points the ball with ease, his feet are quick and he shows late hands. He looked like a five-year veteran out there on Chuck Noll Field, and not even the most optimistic coach, player, fan, or media member could’ve predicted that."

George Pickens’ fellow wideout Diontae Johnson added his voice to those singing Pickens’ praises on Monday. Johnson called Pickens “a freak” who is getting better every day that he takes the field.

Related players: Chase Claypool, Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett

Pickens has generated a lot of buzz in his first months as an NFL player and it doesn’t show any sign of slowing down with the regular season drawing closer by the day, the story said. We rank Johnson 17th among our WRs but we give Pickens a slight edge over Claypool at this point.

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.