One longtime NFL safety received some league punishment on Wednesday. A former Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns star will miss the first three weeks of the 2025 season. Regardless of whether John Johnson III will sign anywhere.

The longtime defender received a suspension from the league office , per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Pelissero never revealed the reason behind Johnson's punishment.

Johnson is currently available to sign elsewhere in NFL Free Agency . He never took part in any team's training camp. Johnson once became a late re-addition to the Rams back in Aug. 2023 .

However, he won't be ready to play until Sept. 28. Each team would have already played two games before some hit a bye week. Johnson could attempt to wait until the month of October to sign any

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