Chargers DL Austin Johnson Out For Season With Knee Injury

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.