Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jamon Johnson was released from the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad this week, according to the NFL transactions wire.
For Georgia fans, the cut closes a short and mostly quiet homecoming. Johnson, a Hyattsville, Maryland, native who played at Baltimore’s St. Frances Academy, signed with the Ravens on Aug. 7 after Green Bay waived him in April.
He never cracked the active roster. Baltimore cut him in final roster reductions on Aug. 30, brought him back to the practice squad on Sept. 12, and released him again Wednesday as Jones returned.
The résumé that got him into camp was built in Athens.
Johnson played in 14 games as a true freshman on Georgia’s 2021 national championship team, finishing with 22 tackles, two sacks and an interception he returned for a touchdown.
The next year, he started all 15 games for the Bulldogs’ second straight title team. He posted 70 tackles, a team-high nine tackles for loss and four sacks, and was a Butkus Award finalist, a second-team All-SEC pick and a first-team All-American.
He had four tackles in the championship win over TCU.
That 2022 defense also included current Ravens safety Malaki Starks. Johnson stayed for a third season in 2023, starting nine games and adding 34 tackles and 3.5 sacks before transferring to Kentucky for 2024, where he led the Wildcats with 67 tackles.
Across four college seasons, he totaled 192 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 13 sacks.
The NFL path has been narrower. Undrafted in 2025, he signed with the Packers, made the practice squad and appeared in two games, including one start, with 10 tackles and a pass defensed.
A reserve/future deal did not stick. Green Bay released him on April 17, and the Ravens gave the 24-year-old a camp look at inside linebacker behind Roquan Smith while Teddye Buchanan worked back from a knee injury.
Wednesday’s move puts him back on the open market.
Practice-squad transactions rarely travel far outside the wire, but Johnson’s case is a familiar one for recent Bulldogs: a two-time national champion whose college production has not yet translated into a regular roster spot.
Georgia’s title teams from 2021 and 2022 are still well represented around the league. For now, one of their starting linebackers is looking for the next opportunity.
