If Baltimore was too cold for Diontae Johnson, then he may have wanted to do a little bit more research on Cleveland weather before he signed with the Browns. 

Johnson, who played for three different teams during the 2024 season, admitted in an interview on the “Sports & Suits” podcast earlier this month that he had refused to go into a game that the Ravens played on Dec. 1 against the Eagles, a Week 13 loss. 

The Baltimore area experienced a day in which the high was 44 degrees and the low was 21 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. 

“End of the third going into the fourth, they were like, ‘Tae, we need you,'” Johnson explained during the episode. “I was like, ‘Nah, I don’t think it’s a good idea for me.’ Like, my legs are already ice cold and I didn’t wanna go out there and put bad stuff on film.”

The Ravens suspended Johnson for the following game after his refusal, and it eventually led to a breakup between the receiver, who Baltimore acquired from Carolina at the trade deadline, and the team with his release in mid-December. 

He was picked up by the Texans and didn’t last long there either, making it two games before he “checked out mentally” after he said the Texans were prioritizing their younger guys for playing time. 

Johnson was cut after two games, and he reportedly became visibly upset and had to be calmed down by teammates after the playoff win over the Chargers, with the displeasure over his role leading to his release. 

Johnson signed with the Browns in April on a one-year, $1.7 million deal. 

Hopefully, Johnson has prepared himself for the cold weather this year, with average temps in Cleveland in December around 34 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.