Johnson (ankle) is active for Sunday's NFC South clash against the Panthers. Johnson aggravated an ankle injury in Week 5 against Atlanta, which was severe enough for him to be placed on injured reserve Oct. 21. The 22-year-old wideout was a full practice participant all week, and he has progressed enough in his recovery to be activated off IR and to play Sunday. Johnson has failed to record a catch in the four games in which he has played.
The Buccaneers activated Johnson (ankle) from injured reserve Saturday, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports. Johnson has been on injured reserve since Oct. 21 due to an ankle injury that he aggravated against the Falcons in Week 5. He's been a full participant in practice over the last two weeks, and his activation off IR indicates that he should be able to suit up against the Panthers on Sunday, though he is still listed as questionable. Johnson will provide depth at wide receiver and gives the Buccaneers another return option for kickoffs and punts.
Johnson (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Cowboys, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Despite a full week of practice, Johnson will remain on injured reserve and be held out of the Buccaneers' Week 16 contest. His practice window was opened Dec. 12, giving Tampa Bay until Jan. 2 to activate him to its active roster. Expect Johnson to serve as a depth piece in the Bucs' wide receiver room when he returns from injury.
Johnson (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's contest against the Chargers, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports. Johnson landed on IR in late October. He was designated to return Thursday, but he hasn't ramped up enough to return to game action this week. Johnson will need to be activated from IR before he's able to suit up on game day again. His next chance to play will be Sunday, Dec. 22 versus Dallas.
The Buccaneers announced Thursday that Johnson (ankle) has been designated to return from IR, opening his 21-day practice window, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports. Johnson has been sidelined since Week 5 due to an ankle injury. Now having been cleared to practice, Johnson can be activated fully from IR and to the 53-man roster at any point during his 21-day window, making him eligible to retake the field as early as Sunday versus the Chargers. The undrafted rookie drew just one target while handling a depth role in his first four NFL games.
Johnson (ankle) is not expected to be designated to return from IR ahead of Sunday's game against the Giants, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports. Johnson hasn't played since Week 5 and there is still no timetable for his return. Once he is healthy enough to practice, he'll have his 21-day window opened, but it's not clear when that will be.
The Buccaneers placed Johnson (ankle) on injured reserve Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Johnson had already been ruled out for the Buccaneers' Week 7 matchup against the Ravens, but his shift to IR on Monday suggests his ankle injury is severe. The Barton College product will now be forced to miss Tampa Bay's next four games, with his earliest possible return coming in Week 12 against the Giants. Expect Sterling Shepard and Trey Palmer (concussion) to see increased work in the Buccaneers' wide receiver corps in Johnson's stead.
Johnson (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's game against the Ravens, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports. Johnson will miss a second straight game due to an ankle injury he sustained in Week 5 against the Falcons. He hasn't practiced since the injury, and his next chance at suiting up will be Week 8 in a rematch against Atlanta. With Mike Evans (hamstring) and Trey Palmer (concussion) dealing with injuries, the Bucs' only healthy wide receivers heading into Monday's game are Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan and Sterling Shepard.
Johnson (ankle) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice, Johnson is looking to return from a one-game absence due to an ankle injury, but his absence from Thursday's practice is not a good start to the week. Still, he will have an extra day to recover, as the Buccaneers do not play until Monday against the Cardinals. The pass catcher has seen the field for 38 offensive plays across four games and drawn one target.