Diontae Johnson and the Ravens have “mutually agreed” the embattled wide receiver will miss team activities this week, the Ravens announced Monday, the latest twist in their rocky relationship.

Johnson was suspended for the Ravens’ win Sunday over the New York Giants after “refusing to enter our game against the Philadelphia Eagles” in Week 13, according to a statement attributed to Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta. Johnson missed practice last week and will now be unavailable for a crucial Week 16 game against the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Ravens’ update Monday was released just minutes before Harbaugh spoke to reporters in Owings Mills. He declined to comment on whether he expected Johnson to return to the team next week — the Ravens will have a short week of practice before facing the Houston Texans on Christmas Day — saying only that “next week will take care of itself.”

Asked why the Ravens haven’t released Johnson, Harbaugh said his focus was on the Steelers.

“I know you guys want to hear the story,” he said. “There’s a lot of moving parts. There are reasons for doing things that are front-office-type reasons. Do I want to sit here and get into all the different calculations that Eric makes? I really don’t. I want to think about Pittsburgh and our team getting ready for Pittsburgh and the guys who are going to be here playing against Pittsburgh. That’s my focus, 100%.”

Johnson’s inactivity comes at a pivotal point in the Ravens’ season. On Saturday, they can keep their AFC North title hopes alive with a win over the Steelers, for whom Johnson played over the first five years of his career.

While the Ravens will be without a potential contributor to their explosive passing game, Johnson himself will miss a potential revenge opportunity. Before the Ravens’ Week 11 loss in Pittsburgh, in which Johnson was held without a catch, coach Mike Tomlin made headlines for his response to a question about Johnson’s role in the offense, which was limited.

“To be honest with you, I hadn’t thought a lot about it,” Tomlin said.

In four games with the Ravens, Johnson has just one catch on five targets for 6 yards. In his seven games with the Carolina Panthers before he was traded in late October in a late-round pick swap, Johnson had a team-high 30 catches for 357 yards and three touchdowns. The Ravens sent a fifth-round pick to Carolina in exchange for a sixth-rounder and Johnson, with the Panthers agreeing to pay most of Johnson’s remaining salary.

ESPN last month called Johnson one of the NFL’s top 25 pending free agents, highlighting the value he could deliver DeCosta via a potential compensatory draft pick in 2026, but his playing time in Baltimore has been limited. Johnson played 17 offensive snaps against the Denver Broncos in Week 9, five against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10, 11 against the Steelers in Week 12 and six against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13. He was active against Philadelphia but did not enter the game.

Ravens teammates have backed Johnson publicly since his suspension was announced, with wide receiver Zay Flowers saying last week that Johnson is “still one of my guys. He’s one of our guys, so I don’t really got much to say about it.” He added that Johnson would be “welcomed back” to the team after his suspension ends.

“Obviously, we all know what happened,” wide receiver Rashod Bateman said. “We all understand both sides. There’s consequences that come with this game and whatnot, but I know he’ll be back soon. And that’s all we’re worried about.”