Johnson joined the Seahawks' practice squad Wednesday, John Boyle of the team's official website reports.
Johnson failed to earn a spot on the Seahawks' 53-man roster as depth receiver and special teams contributor, but he will stick around in Seattle nonetheless. He had a scary incident in the team's first preseason game that resulted in him being stretchered off the field and ultimately receiving a concussion diagnosis. Fortunately, he was eventually able to return and will now look to impress at practice.
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Cade Johnson: Cut by Seattle
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The Seahawks waived Johnson on Tuesday, Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.
Johnson sustained a concussion early in the preseason but returned to the field for the team's exhibition finale. He was unable to land a spot on the team's 53-man roster and will now seek out other opportunities.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Released from hospital
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Johnson (concussion) was released from the hospital Friday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.
Johnson was taken to the hospital after taking a big hit during Thursday's preseason game against the Vikings. Tests at the hospital revealed no additional injuries beyond the concussion, and it's encouraging that Johnson has been released the next day. Nonetheless, he will have to clear the league's five-step concussion protocol before returning to the football field.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Tests reveal concussion
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Tests at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center revealed a concussion but no additional injuries for Johnson, who was transported to the hospital after exiting Thursday's preseason game against the Vikings, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.
Johnson was wobbly after getting tackled on a kickoff return in the second quarter. He remained in the blue medical tent until halftime and was then transported to the hospital. It's encouraging that the extent of Johnson's injury was limited to the concussion, but it's too early to determine his recovery timeline at this point, and the receiver will have to clear the NFL's five-step concussion protocol before he can return to the field.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Makes visit to hospital
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Johnson (head/neck) was transferred from Lumen Field to a Seattle area hospital during Thursday's preseason game against the Vikings, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.
It's unclear when Johnson sustained the injury, but he spent some time in the sideline tent before being removed from the field on a stretcher while his head and neck were immobilized. The Seahawks announced that Johnson is in stable condition, so the team appears to be taking the utmost caution with the third-year wide receiver.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Stretchered off field Thursday
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Johnson needed a stretcher to get off the field during halftime of Thursday's preseason contest versus the Vikings, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.
An unknown Seahawk was in the blue medical tent for about 20 minutes before halftime, at which point Johnson was immobilized and placed on a stretcher, per Henderson. The nature of Johnson's injury is unknown, but the 2021 undrafted free agent was in the running for one of the final spots at wide receiver for Seattle.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Sticks in Seattle after 2022 season
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Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Johnson was elevated from the practice squad for the fourth time this season ahead of Saturday's loss to San Francisco in the wild-card round. The 24-year-old, who stepped up as Seattle's de-facto No. 3 wideout over the final three games with Marquise Godwin (shoulder) out, snagged all three of his targets for a season-high 39 yards during this playoff tilt. He then reverted to the practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log, and he'll now ink his second reserve/future contract with the Seahawks in as many seasons. This productive showing to end the year should give Johnson a solid base to build on heading into the 2023 campaign.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Three grabs in wild-card loss
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Johnson caught all three of his targets for 39 yards in Saturday's 41-23 wild-card loss to the 49ers.
The undrafted rookie out of South Dakota State emerged as Seattle's No. 3 wideout late in the regular season after Marquise Goodwin (shoulder) got hurt, and Johnson wound up posting the best numbers of his career in his playoff debut, even if his production was modest. The Seahawks have some questions to answer in the offseason regarding their offense, starting with whether to bring back Geno Smith at quarterback, but no matter who's under center there won't likely be much volume available in the passing game behind the top duo of DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Elevated for wild-card matchup
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Seattle elevated Johnson to the active roster from the practice squad Friday for Saturday's wild-card matchup against the 49ers, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Johnson has been elevated for a third straight week. Over his previous two appearances, he totaled two receptions on four targets for 21 yards across 54 offensive snaps. He figures to garner a similar role during the playoff matchup against San Francisco.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Moves back to practice squad
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Johnson reverted to the Seahawks' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Johnson was elevated from the practice squad for the second week in a row ahead of Sunday's regular-season finale win against the Rams. The 5-foot-10 receiver wound up playing the most significant role of his young career, as his 29 offensive snaps ranked third on the team behind DK Metcalf (58) and Tyler Lockett (55) but ahead of Dareke Young (17) and Laquon Treadwell (five). Johnson also finished with Seattle's fourth-most receiving yards (21) while hauling both of his targets Week 18, so he may have earned himself an active roster spot heading into Saturday's wild-card tilt against the 49ers.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Snares two passes
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Johnson caught both of his targets for 21 yards in Sunday's 19-16 overtime win versus the Rams.
This was Johnson's third game of the season, and he managed to work as the No. 3 receiver behind DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, logging a 41 percent snap share and hauling in his first passes of the year. It's unclear if he'll be used the same way during the playoffs, but Marquise Goodwin (shoulder) will miss at least two more games. Thus, the No. 3 role remains up for grabs heading into Saturday's matchup versus the 49ers.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Moved up to active roster Week 18
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The Seahawks elevated Johnson from the practice squad Saturday for Sunday's regular-season finale versus the Rams, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.
Johnson will be elevated from the practice for the third time this season and the second game in a row. The 24-year-old wideout did not haul in either of his two targets while playing 25 offensive snaps against the Jets in Week 17, though it's possible he could once again see some significant playing time with Tyler Lockett nursing a shin injury heading into the regular-season finale. Should Lockett be ruled inactive 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 4:25 pm E.T. kickoff, then Johnson should compete with Laquon Treadwell, Dareke Young and Penny Hart for targets behind No. 1 wideout DK Metcalf.
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Cade Johnson: Heads back to practice squad
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Johnson reverted to the Seahawks' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
Johnson received the promotion with DK Metcalf (knee), Tyler Lockett (hamstring) and Penny Hart (hamstring) all going into Sunday against the Giants with injuries. However, Metcalf and Lockett were both able to play and Johnson played just one snap on offense.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Elevated for Week 8
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Seattle elevated Johnson from its practice squad to the active roster for Sunday's matchup against the Giants, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Johnson signed a practice-squad deal with Seattle after being waived ahead of the 53-man roster deadline and could suit up for his first game in Week 8. The elevation makes sense, seeing as Penny Hart (hamstring) is unlikely to play and DK Metcalf (knee) and Tyler Lockett (hamstring) are questionable, but until the aforementioned trio's availability becomes official, it's unclear how big of a role Johnson will have against New York.
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Cade Johnson: Brought back on practice squad
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The Seahawks signed Johnson to the practice squad Wednesday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.
Johnson was waived amidst Seattle's final round of roster cuts Tuesday after he failed to secure a spot on the team's active roster this preseason. The 24-year-old wideout will now get another look from the Seahawks while on the team's practice squad heading into the regular season.
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Cade Johnson: Dismissed by Seattle
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The Seahawks waived Johnson on Tuesday, John Boyle of the team's official site reports.
Johnson tallied six catches (eight targets) for 75 yards over three preseason games, but that wasn't enough to earn a spot on Seattle's initial 53-man roster. That may, however, have earned Johnson another year on the practice squad.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Hauls in three passes
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Johnson caught three of four targets for 38 yards in Friday's 27-26 preseason loss to the Cowboys.
Johnson's first catch was late in the third quarter as he caught a deep pass from Drew Lock for a 26-yard gain. The 24-year-old receiver recorded six catches (eight targets) for 75 yards over three preseason games. He's on the roster bubble ahead of cutdown day Tuesday.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Gains 21 yards
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Johnson caught his lone target for 21 yards in Saturday's 32-25 preseason loss to the Steelers. He also returned one kick for 24 yards and one punt for eight yards.
Johnson played 19 offensive snaps, which ranked third among Seahawks receivers behind Dareke Young (43) and Bo Melton (30). There are plenty of question marks in Seattle's receiver room. However, it's encouraging that Johnson is getting chances as a returner.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Targeted seven times
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Johnson caught three of seven targets for 34 yards in Saturday's 30-3 preseason loss to the Broncos.
Johnson now has 12 targets through the first two preseason games, and he has recorded seven receptions for 59 yards (4.9 YPT). With news that John Ursua is out for the year with a torn ACL, Johnson has a path to a spot on the 53-man roster if the Seahawks choose to keep six wide receivers.
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Seahawks' Cade Johnson: Battling groin injury
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Johnson has missed the last two practices due to a groin injury, but coach Pete Carroll expects Johnson to return next week, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.
Johnson can ill afford to miss extended time to injury considering he'll need to leapfrog a number of players on Seattle's wide receiver depth chart to have any chance at a roster spot. Luckily for Johnson, it sounds like his groin injury isn't expected to linger much longer, so the undrafted rookie out of South Dakota State should return to practice soon.
