Chargers HC Brandon Staley announced that they are placing DL Austin Johnson on injured reserve and promoted DL Breiden Fehoko from the practice squad, per Daniel Popper.
Johnson suffered a season-ending MCL injury as well as a fractured left knee in Week 9 and was expected to be placed on injured reserve.
Johnson, 28, is a former second-round pick of the Titans back in 2016. He played out the final year of his four-year, $5.66 million contract in Tennessee.
Johnson was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his NFL career when he agreed to a one-year deal with the Giants. The Giants liked what the saw out of Johnson, and brought him back again in 2021.
Johnson signed a two-year deal with the Chargers this past offseason worth up to $14 million.
In 2022, Johnson has appeared in eight games for the Chargers, picking up 22 total tackles including three tackles for loss, one sack and one pass defended.
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